Japan-PH defense agreement underway

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Jun 29, 2024 12:11 am

A JAPANESE official on Friday expressed optimism that the negotiation for the Reciprocal Access Agreement between Japan and the Philippines would end positively.

The deal would allow the two countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.

Japanese legislator Itsunori Onodera (L) speaks while fellow legislator Yoshiaki Wada (R) listens during a press conference at a hotel in Manila on June 28, 2024. Japan and the Philippines are to hold high-level defence and security talks next month, the foreign department said June 28, as the two countries seek to boost ties in the face of China's growing regional pressure. Ted ALJIBE / AFP

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