Japan–Philippines relations (Japanese: 日本とフィリピンの関係, romanized: Nihon to Firipin no kankei; Filipino: Ugnayang Hapon at Pilipinas) span a period from before the 16th century to the present.

Jul 8, 2024 · Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills.

Nov 3, 2023 · The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their troops to enter each other’s territory for joint military exercises.

Jun 28, 2024 · Japan has supplied a dozen patrol ships in recent years to the Philippines, which is now largely using them to defend its territorial interests in the contested waters. Japan has had a longstanding territorial dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea.

Jul 8, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — Japan and the Philippines are signing a key defense pact Monday that would allow the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises, including live-fire...

Jul 8, 2024 · Japan and the Philippines on Monday signed a highly anticipated visiting-forces agreement, paving the way for greater bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation amid escalating tensions...

Jan 15, 2025 · Regarding Japan-Philippines-U.S. trilateral cooperation, Minister IWAYA stated that, guided by the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States, trilateral cooperation has made concrete progress in the fields of security and the economy, while noting the leaders’ video conference on January 13 and the telephone conversation between ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Regarding Japan-U.S.-Philippines trilateral cooperation, there was a shared recognition of the importance of the leaders' videoconference held on the 13th. The two Ministers welcomed that concrete cooperation has been made in the fields of maritime security, cyber, economic security, and infrastructure resiliency. ...

Jul 8, 2024 · The Japan-Philippines RAA is an agreement which establishes procedures for the cooperative activities that are conducted by forces of Japan and the Philippines while the force of one country is visiting the other country and defines a legal status of the visiting force.

Jul 9, 2024 · The Philippines and Japan yesterday signed a crucial military agreement permitting the deployment of their forces on each other’s soil, against a backdrop of growing tension in the South China...