President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and his family (R) share a light moment with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe during a meeting at Malacanang presidential palace in metro Manila, Philippines January 12, 2017. Malacanang Photo/Handout via Reuters
MANILA (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feasted on bean soup and rice cakes at the humble home of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, and sampled the down-to-earth living of a volatile new friend who is shaking up the status quo in Asia.
With the backdrop of family photos, cups hanging from kitchen cabinets and clusters of used beer and wine bottles, Abe ate Duterte's favourite breakfast in Davao City and was given a tour of his creaky, two-storey house, including a bedroom featuring the mosquito net he sleeps under on most weekends.
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