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Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties

From left, Japan Institute of International Affairs Senior Fellow Tetsuo Kotani, Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defense Kimi Onoda, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene, Embassy of the Philippines Charge d'Affaires Robespierre Bolivar, and CSIS Senior Advisor and Japan Chair Christopher Johnstone, attend an opening session of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on U.S. Japan Philippines cooperation in maritime security Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. Maritime security experts from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines meet to discuss trilateral maritime security cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defense Kimi Onoda, second left, delivers a speech as Japan Institute of International Affairs Senior Fellow Tetsuo Kotani, left, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene, center, Embassy of the Philippines Charge d'Affaires Robespierre Bolivar, second right, and CSIS Senior Advisor and Japan Chair Christopher Johnstone listen during an opening session of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on U.S. Japan Philippines cooperation in maritime security Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. Maritime security experts from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines meet to discuss trilateral maritime security cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Embassy of the Philippines Charge d'Affaires Robespierre Bolivar, right, delivers a speech as Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defense Kimi Onoda, left, and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene listen during an opening session of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on U.S. Japan Philippines cooperation in maritime security Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. Maritime security experts from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines meet to discuss trilateral maritime security cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defense Kimi Onoda, second left, delivers a speech as Japan Institute of International Affairs Senior Fellow Tetsuo Kotani, left, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene, center, Embassy of the Philippines Charge d'Affaires Robespierre Bolivar, second right, and CSIS Senior Advisor and Japan Chair Christopher Johnstone listen during an opening session of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on U.S. Japan Philippines cooperation in maritime security Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. Maritime security experts from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines meet to discuss trilateral maritime security cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene, center, delivers a speech as Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defense Kimi Onoda, left, and Embassy of the Philippines Chargé d'Affaires Robespierre Bolivar, right, listen in during an opening session of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on U.S. Japan Philippines cooperation in maritime security Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. Maritime security experts from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines meet to discuss trilateral maritime security cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties