Japan said it was looking to strengthen joint military exercises with the Philippines as the two US allies on Thursday pledged to forge closer security ties at a time of heightened tensions with China.
The maritime nations also penned a deal to allow their armed forces to work together during disaster relief operations, an agreement seen as a step towards a broader pact that could allow both countries to deploy forces on each other's soil.
Kishida later said the two had agreed to try and establish a framework that would "strengthen and smooth the process of holding joint exercises". Taiwan, which lies between Japan and the Philippines, has become a focal point of intensifying Chinese military activity that Tokyo and Washington worry could escalate into war as Beijing tries to capture what it views as a rogue province.
The disaster relief deal with Tokyo is seen as a possible precursor to establishing a visiting forces agreement that would allow Japanese forces to deploy to the Philippines more easily.
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