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Japan LDP policy chief in Philippines

Takayuki Kobayashi (C), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press following talks with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro in Manila on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Japan, Philippines defense chiefs

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) and his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2025.

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Japan, Philippines defense chiefs

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) and his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, shake hands before holding talks in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2025.

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New Japan-Philippines defense pact

(From L) Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuya Endo pose for a photo after the two countries exchanged notes in Manila on Aug. 12, 2025, ahead of the coming into force in September of the Reciprocal Access Agreement, aimed at enhancing bilateral defense and security cooperation.

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New Japan-Philippines defense pact

(From L) Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuya Endo pose for a photo after the two countries exchanged notes in Manila on Aug. 12, 2025, ahead of the coming into force in September of the Reciprocal Access Agreement, aimed at enhancing bilateral defense and security cooperation.

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Japan-Philippines defense talks in Singapore

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro before their talks in Singapore on June 1, 2025.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro following a joint press conference in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint press conference following their talks in Manila on Feb. 24, 2025.

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) holds talks with his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro in Manila on Feb. 24, 2025.

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro shake hands ahead of their talks in Manila on Feb. 24, 2025.

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro shake hands ahead of their talks in Manila on Feb. 24, 2025.

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Japan provides surveillance radar to Philippines

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (L) and Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (C) pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuya Endo in Manila on Dec. 5, 2024, after the two countries signed an agreement for Japan to provide coastal surveillance radar valued at 1.6 billion yen ($10.7 million) to Manila.

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Japan-Philippines foreign and defense ministerial talks

(from L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and their Philippine counterparts, Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo after their joint press conference in Manila on July 8, 2024.

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Japan-Philippines foreign and defense ministerial talks

(from L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and their Philippine counterparts, Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo after their meeting in Manila on July 8, 2024.

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Japan-Philippines foreign and defense ministerial talks

(from L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and their Philippine counterparts, Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro attend a press conference after their meeting in Manila on July 8, 2024.

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Japan-Philippines foreign and defense ministerial talks

(from L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and their Philippine counterparts, Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro attend a press conference after their meeting in Manila on July 8, 2024.

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Japan, Philippines sign defense accord

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (2nd from L) and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (2nd from R) pose for a photo after signing the Reciprocal Access Agreement for closer bilateral defense cooperation in Manila on July 8, 2024. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (C) and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (far L) joined the signing ceremony.

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Japan, Philippines sign defense cooperation accord

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (front, L) and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (front, R) sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement for closer bilateral defense cooperation in Manila on July 8, 2024, as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (back, R) and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara look on.

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Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during a press conference in Manila on June 24, 2024.

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Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro

MANILA, Philippines, May 24 Kyodo - Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during an interview in Manila on May 23, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during an interview in Manila on May 23, 2024.

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Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during an interview in Manila on May 23, 2024.

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Japan-Philippine defense talks in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (far L) holds talks with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (2nd from R) in Hawaii on May 3, 2024.

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4-way defense talks in Hawaii

(from L) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint press conference following their talks in Hawaii on May 2, 2024.

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4-way defense talks in Hawaii

(from L) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint press conference following their talks in Hawaii on May 2, 2024.

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Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Japan formally handed over an air surveillance radar system to the Philippines on Wednesday, the first export of a complete defense product since its long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014. The system, which can detect approaching fighter jets and missiles, will help bolster the Southeast Asian country's defense amid China's growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, according to Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. Wednesday's handover of the first of the four radar systems is based on Japan's defense equipment and technology transfer deal with the Philippines in 2020. Japan had agreed to deliver four radars. (Kyodo)

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Philippine defense minister Teodoro

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during a handover ceremony on Dec. 20, 2023, for a Japan-made air surveillance radar system at a former U.S. military base in San Fernando in the northern Philippine province of La Union. The system is the first export of a complete defense product since Japan's long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014.

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Philippine defense chief interview

MANILA, Philippines, Kyodo - Philippines hopeful of joint exercise with Japanese troops next year:Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro expressed hope on Tuesday that a joint exercise by Philippine and Japanese troops under a new bilateral security pact "could be" held as early as next year.In an interview with Kyodo News, Teodoro said he believes talks for the proposed Reciprocal Access Agreement will go "very smoothly" and be signed "the soonest possible time."

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Philippine defense chief interview

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks in an interview in Manila on Nov. 7, 2023.