Japan defense minister to visit Philippines next month

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): Japan defense minister to visit Philippines next month

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera will visit the Philippinesnext month to check on Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel involved in humanitarian relief activities in the typhoon-ravaged areas of the country, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Friday.

Japanese Embassy officials in Manilaconfirmed the planned visit by Onodera, who last visited the country in June, saying he is scheduled to arrive on Dec. 7. for a two-day visit.

He will meet with Philippine government officials before visiting with the SDF personnel working on Leyte Island, which was among the areas worst hit by Typhoon Haiyan that ravaged the central Philippines on Nov. 8.

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