Marcos seeks deeper Japan ties amid local, global challenges

MANILA, Philippines —  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he would seek to further strengthen ties with Japan to address current local and global challenges as he departed for Tokyo on Tuesday for his first state visit to one of Asia’s economic powerhouses. “This visit seeks to further strengthen the bonds of friendship with a close neighbor, like-minded, and future-oriented just like us in many ways, and a most reliable partner in times of both prosperity and times of uncertainty, such as today’s ongoing oil crisis,” President Marcos said in his departure speech at Villamor Air Base. During his four-day state visit […]...

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