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Japan's Abe to Duterte: You are famous in Japan

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Duterte meeting with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe on the ASEAN summit sidelines <a href="https://t.co/u86RsAN7Jg">pic.twitter.com/u86RsAN7Jg</a></p>— Willard Cheng (@willardcheng) <a href="https://twitter.com/willardcheng/status/773024240333225984">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed delight over meeting President Rodrigo Duterte at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. </p><div><span style="line-height:1.6">During a bilateral meeting on the summit&#x27;s sidelines, Abe also informed Duterte that is he is well-known even in Japan. </span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6">&quot;President Duterte, I would like to congratulate you on assuming the Office of President of the Republic of the Philippines. Mr. President is quite a famous figure also in Japan, and I am very excited to see you in person,&quot; he said, eliciting laughter from those present. </span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6">But on a serious note, Abe also condoled with the Filipino leader over the Friday night bombing that killed 14 people in Davao City. </span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6">&quot;I would like to underscore that Japan firmly deplores the terror incident which took place in Davao the other day. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt condolences for the victims and their family members and also, I&#x27;d also like to reiterate my feelings of sympathy for you,&quot; the Prime Minister said. </span></div><p>The Philippines and Japan, former World War II foes, are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties this year.</p>

<p>VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed delight over meeting President Rodrigo Duterte at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit here. </p>

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed delight over meeting President Rodrigo Duterte at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit here.