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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan, US, PH launch multilateral maritime exercise in WPS
In a demonstration of growing maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Philippine Navy (PN), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and...
2 Japan ‘Destroyers’ arrive in PH to promote regional security and cooperation
On 21 June 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels JS ISE and JS SUZUNAMI arrived at the Port of Manila. Following a...
Japanese envoy joins closing ceremony of Balikatan 40-2025
Ambassador Kazuya Endo attended the closing ceremony of the Philippines–US joint exercise "Balikatan 40-2025", On May 9, 2025, with approximately 150 participants from the...
Japan, PH, and US hold joint maritime exercise amid growing China aggression
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), alongside the Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN), on Friday (March 28) conducted a powerful...
JS AKEBONO Joins Quadrilateral Exercise in West Philippine Sea
By Monsi A. Serrano The first-ever joint Maritime Quadrilateral Exercise in the West Philippine Sea on April 7, 2024, wherein Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
Japan joins ‘SAMA-SAMA 2023’ multilateral maritime exercise in Phl
From October 2 to 13, 2023, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) participated in the multilateral exercise “Exercise SAMASAMA 2023” hosted by the United...
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force visits Davao port
From March 2 to 4, the Training Division 1 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) made a port visit to Davao City. The visit...