MANILA: The Philippines and Japan have upgraded bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed to start talks toward an intelligence-sharing agreement, marking new milestones amid shared concerns over rising tensions in the South China Sea. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made the announcements at a joint press conference in Tokyo late on Thursday, following a meeting that coincided with the 70th anniversary of Philippine-Japan diplomatic relations.

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