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U.S., N. Korea agree to push 6-way denuke talks

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (far left) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (right fore) walk into a room for an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner in Manila on Aug. 1. During their brief talks earlier in the day, the U.S. and North Korea agreed to implement their respective commitments made within the framework of six-party talks on the North's denuclearization and press ahead with the multilateral talks.

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ASEAN, dialogue partners welcome N. Korea's denuclearization moves

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R), U.S. assistant secretary of state foe East Asian and Pacific affairs Christopher Hill (C) and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney (R) walk into a room for an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner in Manila on Aug. 1. Foreign ministers and representatives from 16 Asia-Pacific nations and their four dialogue partners welcomed North Korea's moves so far toward denuclearization, a Japanese official said.

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Foreign ministers lay groundwork for Abe's India trip

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) talks with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee in Manila on Aug. 1.

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Japan, China to ensure safety of Chinese products

MANILA, Philippines - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso shake hands in Manila on Aug. 1 prior to their talks.

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Foreign ministers lay groundwork for Abe's India trip

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee shake hands in Manila on Aug. 1 prior to their talks.

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Filipino seeks to return war-era Japanese photos to owners

MANILA, Philippines - Rey Florentino, a 52-year-old architect, shows a 15-page photo album he found seven years ago in an old abandoned house in the northern Philippines that was used by the Japanese military during World War II.

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Filipino sex slaves call on Japan's new parliament to act

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II and their supporters voice hope in Manila on Aug. 11 that Japan's new upper chamber of parliament will be more sympathetic to them in light of a U.S. House of Representatives resolution calling for a fresh apology from Japan for its wartime atrocities.

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2.

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Thailand, N. Korea to cooperate on missing Thai woman again

MANILA, Philippines - Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram (R) and his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun pose for a photo prior to their talks in Manila on Aug. 1. Nitya said later he and Pak agreed to cooperate on the issue of a missing Thai woman who was allegedly abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s.

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"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

MANILA, Philippines, April 28 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 28, 2018, shows debris left after the demolition the previous day of a bronze statue of a blindfolded, early 1900's-era Filipino woman, which had stood on Roxas Boulevard in Manila as a memorial dedicated to Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II.

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Charity cafe in Manila

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Photo taken in Manila on Oct. 10, 2017, shows the inside of Kalye Cafe, a charity cafe set up to support young homeless people in the Philippines. The cafe opened in September 2015 with the backing of the Japan-based International Children's Action Network.==Kyodo

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Charity cafe in Manila

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Yurie Hane, a member of the Japan-based International Children's Action Network, stands in front of Kalye Cafe in Manila on Oct. 20, 2017. The cafe was set up in September 2015 with the backing of Hane's nonprofit charity organ to support young homeless people in the Philippines.

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1st Asian investigative journalism confab held in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Sheila Coronel, professor of professional practice in investigative journalism at Columbia University, delivers an opening address at the inaugural Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila in this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2014.

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H.K. journalism expert attends Asian media confab

MANILA, Philippines - Chan Yuen Ying, director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong, poses in this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2014, during the first Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila.

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Investigative journalism conference held in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - David Kaplan, executive director of Global Investigative Journalism Network, poses during the 1st Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Japanese groups bring messages of hope to Haiyan survivors

MANILA, Philippines - Artistically pierced bamboo poles emit light from inserted candles on Nov. 7, 2014, in front of a Catholic church in the central Philippine province Leyte. The event was introduced by some Japanese groups to bring messages of hope as Filipinos marked the following day the first anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan that claimed thousands of lives and left a massive devastation on properties and infrastructure.

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Japan's naval training squadron arrives at Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warships -- Setoyuki (L), Asagiri (R) and Kashima (foreground) -- arrive at the Port of Manila on a training mission on Oct. 13, 2014. The squadron will observe a memorial service on Oct. 17 for the war dead of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea during World War II ahead of its 70th anniversary in late October.

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Ex-sex slaves in their 80s recount ordeals with Japanese soldiers

MANILA, Philippines - Hilaria Bustamante, a former Filipino "comfort woman," talks about her experiences in Japanese wartime military brothels on Oct. 2, 2014, in Manila, the Philippines, while presenting a letter of apology she received from then Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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Seizure of paintings by gov't shows Marcos family not off hook yet

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken during a Feb. 2, 2013, interview with Imelda Marcos, the widow of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos who ruled the country from 1965 up to 1986, shows paintings by well-known artists on the walls of her condominium unit in the Makati financial district of Manila. On Sept. 30, 2014, government law enforcers raided the known residential and office addresses of Imelda Marcos to implement an anti-graft court order for the seizure of eight paintings by artists including Michelangelo, Picasso and Gauguin.

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Buko pie gaining popularity in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - A piece of Buko pie made by Orient, the original Buko pie bakeshop in the Philippines, is seen in this undated photo. Considered a local specialty, Buko pie stuffed with coconut meat is gaining popularity in the country.

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Japan, Philippine lawmakers vow to solve sea disputes

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese lawmaker Hiroshi Nakada (R) of the Party for Future Generations shakes hands with Philippine lawmaker Rodolfo Biazon, chairman of a congressional committee on defense and security, in Manila on Sept. 3, 2014, after signing a joint document calling for the promotion of peaceful resolutions to maritime disputes in Asia based on international law.

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Statue of ex-Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay

MANILA, Philippines - A statue of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957) stands in front of a wall bearing inscriptions of his ideals in Manila on Aug. 18, 2014. For 57 years, the Ramon Magsaysay award, touted as Asia's counterpart to the Nobel Prize, has commended individuals and organizations contributing to Asian society.

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Japanese embassy holds service for war dead in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - People pay a floral tribute on Aug. 15, 2014, in Cavinti on the island of Luzon in the northern Philippines during a memorial service for the war dead held by the Japanese embassy. The day marked the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Filipino former comfort women demand Japan's apology

MANILA, Philippines - One of four Filipino victims of World War II sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers speaks at a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Aug. 14, 2014, demanding the Japanese government make a formal apology.

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Filipino-Japanese appeal for Japanese citizenship

MANILA, Philippines - Descendants of Japanese living in the Philippines attend a press conference in Manila on Aug. 4, 2014, before visiting Japan to appeal for official recognition as Japanese citizens. The man with the microphone is Bienvenido Shin, whose petition was approved last March and who plans to join the trip to meet his relatives in Japan.

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Prof. Simbulan speaks during interview

MANILA, Philippines - Professor Roland Simbulan of the University of the Philippines speaks during an interview on June 27, 2014.

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Anti-U.S. rally in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - People wear independence fighters' costumes of the late 19th century during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Manila on the Philippines' Independence Day on June 12, 2014.

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Anti-U.S. protesters gather on Philippine Independence Day

MANILA, Philippines - Men dressed as guerrillas in the Philippines' independence movement around 1900 protest in Manila on June 12, 2014, against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement signed between the U.S. and the Philippines. The day marks the 116th anniversary of the nation's independence.

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Filipinos slam China intrusions on Independence Day

MANILA, Philippines - Demonstrators denounce what they call China's aggressive intrusions into Philippine-claimed territories in the South China Sea in front of the consular office of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on June 12, 2014, the country's Independence Day.

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Obama in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before American and Filipino soldiers on April 29, 2014, at a military gymnasium in the Philippine capital Manila. During his two-day visit to the Philippines that ended the same day, Obama reaffirmed his country's support to the Southeast Asian nation that is faced with challenges on natural disasters and territorial disputes with China over areas in the South China Sea.

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Philippine Muslim rebels sign peace pact with gov't

MANILA, Philippines - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group, signs a comprehensive peace agreement with the central government at the Presidential Palace in Manila on March 27, 2014, ending 17 years of negotiations and more than four decades of insurgency mainly in the southern island of Mindanao. MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim (far L, back), Philippine President Benigno Aquino (2nd from R, back), and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (3rd from R, back), who served as facilitator, and others witnessed the signing.

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Black Nazarene

MANILA, Philippines - The Black Nazarene procession is held in Manila, the Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Black Nazarene

MANILA, Philippines - The Black Nazarene procession is held in Manila, the Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Relief efforts for Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Food is carried into a C-130 cargo plane of Japan's Self-Defense Forces at an air base in Manila on Nov. 18, 2013, 10 days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines.

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Thousands of Filipinos rally against corruption

MANILA, Philippines - Facundo Encarnado, 78, joins a rally in the Philippine capital Manila on Aug. 26, 2013, calling for the abolition of a corruption-tainted development assistance fund for the pet projects of Philippine senators and congressmen. The call was triggered by allegations that around 10 billion pesos (almost $236 million) from the development assistance fund found its way into private pockets in the last few years.

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Heavy rain in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - A road is flooded after heavy rain in Makati in Metro Manila in the Philippines on Aug. 20, 2013.

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U.S.-Philippine defense talks

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (L) and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin hold a press conference in Manila on Aug. 12, 2013. The United States and the Philippines will kick off formal negotiations to spell out activities to be carried out by U.S. troops in the Philippines, after a series of informal discussions that started the previous year.

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9 Philippine "Nikkei-jin" hope to acquire Japanese citizenship

MANILA, Philippines - Second-generation Filipino-Japanese Rogelio Kimura, 69, holds photos of his Japanese father, Kiichiro Kimura, during a press conference on Aug. 6, 2013, in Manila. Kimura joins eight other Japanese descendants in a five-day trip to Japan starting on Aug. 7 to appear before a Tokyo Family Court for their petition to get Japanese citizenship.

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Manila on July 27, 2013.

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Manila on July 27, 2013.

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino (2nd from R) hold talks in Manila on July 27, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Manila on July 27, 2013.

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino hold talks in Manila on July 27, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino shake hands at the start of their talks in Manila on July 27, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) attend a ceremony in Malacanang Palace, Manila, welcoming Abe to the Philippines, on July 27, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is greeted by an honor guard upon arrival at an airport in Manila, the Philippines, on July 26, 2013.

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Protest rally against China in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos stage a protest rally against China in a downtown area of Manila on July 24, 2013.

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Japan defense minister in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin shake hands in Manila on June 27, 2013.

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Imelda Marcos

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, known for her flamboyance and wide collection of shoes, speaks to Kyodo News at her father's ancestral residence in Manila City on Jan. 31, 2013. The 83-year-old incumbent lawmaker shared her personal experiences during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines up to World War II in the 1940s, her encounters with Japanese officials during her husband's reign from the 1960s up to the early 1980s, and her continuing admiration for the Japanese people and their culture.