PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos will visit Japan on May 26 to 29 at the invitation of the Japanese government, Malacañang announced Friday.
During the trip, the First Couple will be formally received at the Imperial Palace, where they will attend a welcome ceremony and make a state call.
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The Japanese Imperial Couple will also host a state banquet in honor of the Marcoses.
Mr. Marcos is scheduled to hold a one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to discuss the future direction of the Philippines-Japan Strengthened Strategic Partnership.
The two leaders are expected to tackle key regional and global issues, including energy and food security, as well as maritime security, building on previous discussions between Manila and Tokyo.
Apart from official meetings, President Marcos will also engage with Japanese business groups and meet members of the Filipino community in Japan.
This will be President Marcos’ first state visit to Japan as president. His previous trip to Tokyo was an official visit in February 2023, where he met then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and secured agreements on infrastructure, defense cooperation, and economic partnerships.
He also visited Japan in December of that year for the ASEAN-Japan Summit.
The visit comes as the Philippines and Japan mark the 70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations this year.
The last state visit by a Philippine president to Japan was in June 2015 during the watch of the late President Benigno Aquino III.
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