Japan and the Philippines move toward an intelligence-sharing pact

Published by Albis · 29 May 2026

Japan and the Philippines have upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and opened talks on a military intelligence-sharing agreement, deepening maritime security cooperation amid concerns over China’s activity in regional waters

• • This is a concrete security upgrade in the maritime coalition building around China-related risks.
• • State change with second-order effects.
• • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
• • announced in Tokyo that Japan and the Philippines will begin formal negotiations on a security intelligence-sharing pact, according to Mainichi and The Straits Times.