00:01Applause fills the upper house of Japan's parliament as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters the chamber.
00:08His visit marks nearly 70 years since Japan and the Philippines normalized ties.
00:13Though Filipinos once harbored bitter memories of Japanese wartime occupation, today Tokyo and Manila are closer than ever.
00:20As members of the Pacific First Island chain, both face a common rising threat from China and its maritime claims
00:26in the South and East China Seas,
00:28including claims over Taiwan.
00:30I am pleased to announce that we have elevated our relationship from a strengthened strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic
00:39partnership.
00:40That slight change in wording carries major significance.
00:44The two sides have agreed to talks on sharing classified information.
00:48Tokyo could also send Manila naval destroyers and patrol aircraft.
00:52Both sides also agree peace in the Taiwan Strait is key, and cross-strait issues need resolving through dialogue.
01:01Tokyo and Manila have been strengthening defense ties in response to China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and
01:07around Taiwan.
01:09Earlier this month, Japan joined annual U.S.-Philippines military drills and recently eased restrictions on weapons exports, a move that
01:16could help support the Philippines.
01:19Japanese Prime Minister Takahichi Sanae says, in the face of an increasingly severe regional environment, the two sides must work
01:27together.
01:29While the global situation is in turmoil, the importance for Japan and the Philippines to work together has increased like
01:36never before, in order to realize the advance free and open Indo-Pacific.
01:43Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the first Philippine president to visit Japan in over a decade.
01:48His four-day trip, which ends Friday, shows that going forward, Japan will be a growing priority for the Philippines,
01:54and vice versa.
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01:57Luffy Li and Jon Van Triest for Taiwan Plus.
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