Title:

 Japan premier backs PH mending ties with China

Author:

Leila B. Salaverria

Source:

Inquirer.net

Date:

 January 13, 2017

Description:

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday supported the Philippines’ decision to reach out to China for a peaceful resolution of the two countries’ dispute in the South China Sea as he affirmed the close ties between Tokyo and Manila after a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang.