SEOUL, South Korea | Japan, in the latest shift away from its long-held post-World War II pacifist posture, is expanding its security ties with Southeast Asia.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,second from right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida second from left, applaud after the exchange of documents at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Kishida is expected to announce …
The Marcos administration has already signed a military basing agreement with the Biden administration, enabling the rotation of U.S. troops into and out of the nation. The Philippines will also be the first recipient of Japan’s Official Security Assistance , which was mentioned in the Kishida government’s National Security Strategy paper in December 2022. OSA is a military counterpart to Tokyo’s well-funded, long-running civilian foreign development aid programs.
The military aid pipeline is already open: On Thursday, the day before Mr. Kishida arrived in Manila, Japan announced the delivery of the first of four maritime surveillance radar units to the Philippines. Japan has also supplied small vessels to the Philippines’ coast guard. U.S. officials have encouraged expanded defense ties between the Philippines and Japan in part to bolster a possible future defense of Taiwan. Both dominate vital naval choke points that lie to the southwest and northeast of the democratic island claimed by China.
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