TOKYO, Sept. 9 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release:

On September 9, 2025, from 11:00 for approximately 30 minutes, Defense Minister Nakatani, visiting the Republic of Korea to attend the 14th Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD,) held a meeting with Philippine Secretary of National Defense, Gilberto Teodoro. The summary of the meeting is as follows:

At the outset of the meeting, Minister Nakatani stated his delight at being able to have a meeting with Secretary Teodoro in little time since the Shangri La Dialogue in June, and also stated that Japan would like to continue cooperating with like-minded countries including the Philippines, under the spirit of "OCEAN" that Minister Nakatani presented at the Shangr...