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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting the Philippines to strengthen defense and economic ties with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr amid Indo-Pacific tensions. The visit focuses on Japan's security assistance to Manila and the Reciprocal Access Agreement, which would allow deployment of forces on each other's soil. The agreement, the first of its kind Japan has signed in Asia, aims to ease the entry of equipment and troops for combat training and disaster response.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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