Marcos' Japan state visit: Focus on security, energy cooperation

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BILATERAL MEETING. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025.

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The Philippine President is set to embark on a rare state visit to Japan. Tokyo typically hosts — at most — just one state visit in a year.

MANILA, Philippines — When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. arrives in Japan for a rare state visit, he will have two priorities in mind: the two Asian nations’ security cooperation given “coercion and gray-zone tactics” in the sea, and Manila’s energy security dreams in the wake of a global energy crisis caused by war in the Middle East.