Japan is considering whether to sell surface-to-air missiles to the Philippines as Tokyo moves to respond to rising security threats in the region.

Tokyo and Manila have reportedly held informal talks on a possible export of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense pacts to further boost their security ...

The Philippine government, through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), has acknowledged the continued support ...

From left, Japan Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Philippines' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. join hands ...

An international law expert has cautioned that Japan’s possible export of its Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missiles to the Philippines could place the country in the crosshairs of a future ...

Filipino and Japanese naval and air units carried out their third bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Nov. 29, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – In a city where fog slows the day and mountains temper ambition, artist Edmon Fuerte did not set out to design a national symbol. He joined a logo contest, he says, almost ...

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Friday to start negotiations for a key defense pact that would allow their troops to enter each other’s ...

MANILA >> The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Friday to start negotiations for a key defense pact that would allow their troops to enter each other’s territory for joint military exercises ...

Four elderly Filipinos born to Japanese fathers during or after World War II are fighting courts, an old definition of “father”—and time--to be legally recognized as Japanese citizens.