Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks after offering a flower for Japan's unidentified war dead, during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo May 25, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO/MANILA (Reuters) - Japan and the Philippines are set to bolster security ties when President Benigno Aquino visits Tokyo next week, the latest move by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to beef up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations facing China's growing naval ambitions.
The two sides will likely agree to start talks on a framework for the transfer of defence equipment and technology and to discuss a possible pact on the status of Japanese military personnel visiting the Philippines to facilitate joint training and exercises, officials involved in the talks said.
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