Relations between Japan and the kingdoms in the Philippines date back to at least the pre-colonial period of Filipino history or the Muromachi period of Japanese history. Austronesian speakers presumably from the Philippines and Taiwan, known as the Hayato and Kumaso, were immigrants to Japan and even served in the Imperial Court. [8] .

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 日本のフィリピン占領, romanized: Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when the Japanese Empire occupied the Commonwealth of …

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. Filipino forces will be able to enter Japan for joint combat training.

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 · 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 13, 2025 · The three leaders confirmed the importance of maintaining and strengthening the momentum of Japan-U.S.-Philippines cooperation and working together to realize a Free and Open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law.

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.

On February 9, commencing at 6:05 p.m. for approximately 55 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, held a Summit Meeting with H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines, who is on an Official Visit to Japan.

Under Japan’s initiative, trilateral cooperation with the Philippines broadens the purview of efforts beyond East Asia to include Southeast Asia, covering the ECS, SCS, and the defense of the associated sea lanes.