Aquino arrives in Tokyo, to begin talks with Japan PM

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe greet each other during their meeting in Japan. Nikko Dizon/PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

TOKYO—President Benigno Aquino III has arrived here in Tokyo for his summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

At press time, Mr. Aquino is en route to the Prime Minister’s Office.

The two leaders are expected to discuss, among others, China’s increasing aggression in the South and East China Seas.

China is claiming a huge swath of the South China Sea, including territories within the West Philippine Sea.

It is also claiming the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands.

Japan is one of only two strategic partners of the Philippines, the other being the US.

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