The Reciprocal Access Agreement is 'not a military' pact but could allow Japanese forces to access existing defence bases The Philippines is close to approving a key security pact with Japan that ...

On Monday, the Philippines’ air force commander indicated that Manila could be nearing the completion of a new agreement that would see it acquire helicopter spare parts from Japan. Though talk ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Japan and the Philippines agreed to a "strategic dialogue" as a means to bolster defense tech and equipment cooperation, both nations announced Monday. At a meeting in Makati City ...

The Philippines hailed an "unprecedented" high in defence ties with Japan after the signing on Monday of a landmark military pact allowing deployment of forces on each other's soil in the face of ...

Mr Marcos’ visit to Japan also came just days after he granted the US wider access to Filipino military bases under a 2014 deal that lets the US rotate troops in the Philippines for extended ...

MANILA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Friday agreed to start negotiations on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation amid rising maritime ...

Japan has forged similar pacts with the U.S. and Australia, but the Philippines is the first Southeast Asian country to have such a defense deal with Tokyo, Gazmin said.

On July 8, the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Philippines and Japan met in Manila for 2+2 Talks and signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), allowing the deployment of Japanese military ...

Many of Japan’s Asian neighbors, including the Philippines, came under Japanese aggression until its defeat in World War II, and Tokyo’s efforts to strengthen its military role and spending ...

Japan signed an agreement with the Philippines on Monday allowing the transfer of defense equipment, as the two nations seek to bolster military cooperation in the face of tensions with China.

U.S. and Philippine officials confirmed the deal ahead of Obama's stop and ... following stops in Japan, ... boost the 120,000-strong Philippine military's capability to monitor and secure the ...

Last week, reports surfaced that Japan could potentially move forward with a deal that would see it deliver tens of thousands of helicopter spare parts to the Philippines. Though talk of such a ...