Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) is greeted by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the start of their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 26, 2016. Issei Kato, Reuters
TOKYO - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would stand on Japan's side on the South China Sea issue when the time came.
Duterte's remark was made through a Japanese translator, ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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