Their newly ratified reciprocal access agreement paves the way for Japanese forces to train on Philippine soil for the first time since WWII

The RAA allows the deployment of Filipino and Japanese forces on each other’s soil for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills, amid mutual geopolitical tensions with China.

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