Japan foreign minister to visit Manila to attend Marcos's inauguration

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday he will visit Manila to attend Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s inauguration ceremony later this week.Hayashi is also scheduled to hold meetings with Marcos and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, during his planned three-day trip to the Southeast Asian nation through Friday, he told reporters.Hayashi's attendance at Thursday's inauguration comes as Tokyo aims to build a close relationship with the new Philippine administration amid China's growing maritime …READ FULL ARTICLE