Japan foreign minister looks to attend Marcos inauguration in Manila

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (not pictured) during a meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2022. Rodrigo Reyes Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE/File' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/06/21/20220621-yoshimasa-hayashi.jpg' ><figcaption>Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (not pictured) during a meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2022. <em>Rodrigo Reyes Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TOKYO—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to visit Manila for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s June 30 inauguration as president of the Philippines, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.</p><p>Hayashi's attendance at a presidential inauguration there would be the first by a Japanese foreign minister since 2004, when Yoriko Kawaguchi was among the dignitaries. It comes as the Japanese government looks to build a relationship with the new Philippine administration amid China's active maritime advancement.</p><p>Japan and the United States are increasing their vigilance against Chinese military movements past what Beijing views as the "first island chain," a sea defense line stretching from the Japanese archipelago through Taiwan and the Philippines.</p><p>Japan and the United States regard the Philippines as having become an important focal point for regional security.</p><p>In addition to witnessing the inauguration, Hayashi is also making arrangements for talks with Marcos, and intends to confirm a partnership toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the sources said, as China's aggressive pursuit of sovereignty claims in the South and East China seas has upset its neighbors.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/edFdEMZ5XxA?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Japan and the United States regard the Philippines as having become an important focal point for regional security.</p><p>In addition to witnessing the inauguration, Hayashi is also making arrangements for talks with Marcos, and intends to confirm a partnership toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the sources said, as China's aggressive pursuit of sovereignty claims in the South and East China seas has upset its neighbors.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/edFdEMZ5XxA?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Hayashi's attendance at a presidential inauguration there would be the first by a Japanese foreign minister since 2004, when Yoriko Kawaguchi was among the dignitaries. It comes as the Japanese government looks to build a relationship with the new Philippine administration amid China's active maritime advancement.</p><p>Japan and the United States are increasing their vigilance against Chinese military movements past what Beijing views as the "first island chain," a sea defense line stretching from the Japanese archipelago through Taiwan and the Philippines.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (not pictured) during a meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2022. Rodrigo Reyes Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE/File' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/06/21/20220621-yoshimasa-hayashi.jpg' ><figcaption>Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (not pictured) during a meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2022. <em>Rodrigo Reyes Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TOKYO—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to visit Manila for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s June 30 inauguration as president of the Philippines, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.</p>

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to visit Manila for Marcos’ June 30 inauguration as president, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

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Japan foreign minister looks to attend Marcos inauguration in Manila

Japan foreign minister looks to attend Marcos inauguration in Manila