Topic - Ishiba

Mr. Ishiba said without elaborating that he would carry out consultations in the Philippines, where major Japanese companies have a presence, to "work toward a better solution.” He flew to the Philippines after a visit to Vietnam, another Southeast Asian nation which has had increasingly hostile confrontations with China's coast guard, naval and suspected militia forces in recent years.

Japan and Philippines to start talks on two defense pacts in the face of China's growing aggression →