Philippine President Marcos left Manila on the afternoon of the 8th for his first visit to Japan after taking office.
Prior to this, the president indicated that he would like to further deepen the cooperative relationship with Japan, but did not mention the repatriation of the four Japanese who are attracting attention in connection with the wide-area robbery.
President Marcos of the Philippines will visit Japan for the first time since his inauguration in June last year for five days starting on the 8th.
Japan and the Philippines held their first foreign and defense ministerial talks last year, the so-called "2+2", to strengthen cooperation. It is our most reliable partner in times of crisis and in times of prosperity."
After that, he expressed his desire to further deepen the cooperative relationship with Japan through a meeting with Prime Minister Kishida, saying, "I want to solve the problems we are facing in the severe world situation."
On the other hand, he did not mention the repatriation of the four Japanese people who are attracting attention between the two countries because he was suspected of giving instructions to the executioners in a series of wide-area robberies in Japan.
The Philippine government received a request from Japan last month to hand over the four people, and has aimed to resolve the issue by the president's visit to Japan on the 8th.
Following the two people on the 7th, the remaining two people will also be deported to Japan after this, and with this, all four people will be repatriated.