April marks the first year anniversary of the founding of the trilateral partnership of Japan, Philippines and the United States ... modernization efforts and joint maritime security initiatives.

The recently concluded U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral White House joint meeting ... Sea and has recently upgraded its partnership with the United States. Yet, it quickly followed this by ...

Japan plans to take part in a joint training exercise with the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea this year, at the earliest, government sources said, in response to China ...