Japan FM Takeshi Iwaya To Visit Philippines Next Week

Takeshi Iwaya, Japan's Foreign Minister speaks at Tokyo-Beijing Forum in Tokyo on December 4, 2024. Tetsuji Noguchi / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit the Philippines from January 14 to 15 to strengthen their strategic partnership amidst an “increasingly complex security environment,” Manila’s Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

The Philippines and Japan are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening its alliances from Canberra to Tokyo to counter China’s growing military might and influence in the region.

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