Japan, Philippines Agree on Strategic Security Talks to Deepen Defense Ties Tokyo, 24 Feb (ONA) --- Japan and the Philippines today agreed to establish a strategic dialogue between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, amid security challenges. Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro also agreed to set up a high-level framework to promote further defense ...