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Duterte off to Japan for Tokyo business forum, Abe meeting

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Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/28/20181116-duterte-asean-plus3-singapore-mnib-5.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Japan Summit in Singapore, November 15, 2018. Karl Norman Alonzo, Malacañang Photo/File</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte left for Japan Tuesday afternoon to attend the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo.Duterte&#x27;s flight took off the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City at 4:52 p.m., according to former special assistant to the president and now Senator-elect Christopher Go. The President is expected to arrive in Tokyo at 9 p.m. It would be his third visit to Japan on an official trip since assuming office in 2016.The Philippine leader is expected to deliver a keynote address at the forum set on May 30 to 31. Other leaders expected at the conference are Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, and Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.Duterte is also set to hold bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday and are expected to discuss the South China Sea dispute, the Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said.The South China Sea is &quot;central&quot; to peace and stability in the region, which is a mutual concern for Duterte and Abe, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre earlier told reporters.&quot;The Philippines for its part has always affirmed its commitment to uphold the principles of freedom of navigation and overflight, freedom of commerce and other local activities, exercise of self-restraint and the peaceful resolution of disputes,&quot; Montealegre told reporters in Malacañang.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/19/duterte-to-discuss-south-china-sea-with-abe-during-japan-trip">Duterte to discuss South China Sea with Abe during Japan trip</a></li></ul>Manila is locked in a dispute with Beijing over the vital waterway while Japan is in a separate row with China over the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu by Beijing) in the East China Sea.During Duterte&#x27;s visit, at least 10 business deals are expected to be signed between Filipino and Japanese firms, according to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/16/19/ph-eyes-at-least-10-deals-with-japanese-traders-in-dutertes-may-visit">PH eyes at least 10 deals with Japanese traders in Duterte&#x27;s May visit</a></li></ul>

President Rodrigo Duterte left for Japan Tuesday afternoon to attend the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo.

President Rodrigo Duterte left for Japan Tuesday afternoon to attend the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo.

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Duterte off to Japan for Tokyo business forum, Abe meeting

Arianne Merez,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2019 06:15 PM PHT

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Updated May 28, 2019 09:04 PM PHT

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