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[Breaking News]"Balikatan"military exercise in South China Sea

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Ikazuchi takes part in the U.S.-Philippine annual "Balikatan" military exercise in Philippine waters in the South China Sea on April 28, 2026. (Kyodo)

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"Balikatan" military exercise in South China Sea

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Ikazuchi takes part in the U.S.-Philippine annual "Balikatan" military exercise in Philippine waters in the South China Sea on April 28, 2026.

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"Balikatan" military exercise in South China Sea

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Ikazuchi (2nd from front) takes part in the U.S.-Philippine annual "Balikatan" military exercise in Philippine waters in the South China Sea on April 24, 2026.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers get ready to board a U.S. military helicopter during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. soldiers march at San Vicente Airport during the annual "Balikatan" military exercise with the Philippines on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers stand in front of two Himars rocket launchers airlifted by the U.S. military during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

U.S. and Philippine soldiers get ready to board a U.S. military helicopter during the annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

A Philippine soldier guards a U.S. military hovercraft during an annual "Balikatan" bilateral military exercise on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

A Himars rocket launcher is transferred to a U.S. military hovercraft during an annual "Balikatan" military exercise with the Philippine armed forces on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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Japan, U.S., Philippine summit

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2024.

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Japan, U.S., Philippine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2024.

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Japan, U.S., Philippine summit

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2024.

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Japan, U.S., Philippine summit

The leaders of Japan, the United States and the Philippines hold a summit at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2024.

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Japan, U.S., Philippine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R), U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pose for a photo ahead of their summit at the White House in Washington on April 11, 2024.

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Japan-U.S.-Philippine coast guard joint drill in Philippines

The Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Akitsushima takes part in a joint drill with the Philippine and U.S. coast guards in the South China Sea off the Philippines' Luzon Island on June 6, 2023.

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Japan-U.S.-Philippine coast guard joint drill in Philippines

A Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat takes part in a joint drill with Japan and U.S. coast guards in the South China Sea off the Philippines' Luzon Island on June 6, 2023.

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Japan-U.S.-Philippine coast guard joint drill in Philippines

The Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Akitsushima takes part in a joint drill with the Philippine and U.S. coast guards in the South China Sea off the Philippines' Luzon Island on June 6, 2023.

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Japan Coast Guard patrol boat in Philippines

Philippine coast guard personnel welcome the arrival of a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat at a port in Manila on June 1, 2023. The vessel is scheduled to take part in a one-week Japan-U.S.-Philippine joint drill.

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U.S.-Philippine drill

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines - A ceremony is held on Sept. 18, 2013 to mark the launch of three weeks of U.S.-Philippines joint amphibious landing exercises in San Antonio on the South China Sea-facing side of the Philippine island of Luzon.

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U.S.-Philippine drill

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines - Three weeks of U.S.-Philippines joint amphibious landing exercises begin on Sept. 18, 2013, in San Antonio on the South China Sea-facing side of the Philippine island of Luzon.

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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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U.S., Philippine '2 plus 2 meeting'

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hold a press conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Declassified U.S. document on nuclear weapons in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Photo shows a declassified September 1969 U.S. diplomatic document on the secret U.S. possession of nuclear weapons in the Philippines. It says, ''Divulgence of the fact that nuclear weapons are stored in the Philippines, and have been there for many years without prior consultation with the Philippine Government, would gravely jeopardize U.S.-Philippine relations.''

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Declassified U.S. document on nuclear weapons in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Photo shows a declassified September 1969 U.S. diplomatic document on the secret U.S. possession of nuclear weapons in the Philippines. It says, ''Divulgence of the fact that nuclear weapons are stored in the Philippines, and have been there for many years without prior consultation with the Philippine Government, would gravely jeopardize U.S.-Philippine relations.'' (Kyodo)

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U.S., Philippine '2 plus 2 meeting'

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hold a press conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Kyodo)

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U.S., Philippine '2 plus 2 meeting'

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hold a press conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Kyodo)

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U.S., Philippine forces conduct joint landing drills

U.S. and Philippine military forces conduct an annual amphibious landing exercise in San Antonio, the Philippines, on Oct. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo