Japan's defense minister is scheduled to visit the Philippines soon, his ministry said Friday, as part of efforts to deepen bilateral security ties amid China's intensifying military activities in the ...

China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in response. Locals are caught in the middle.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed optimism that upcoming high-level visits between the Philippines and Japan would ...