On October 19th, Ambassador Haneda attended the 44th Philippine Business Conference and gave a presentation on Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership to an audience of about 400 people. 

For economic cooperation between Japan and the Philippines, including the railway projects in Metro Manila, Ambassador Haneda affirmed that Japan is ensuring quality and speedy implementation to support President Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program.  

For bilateral cooperation, he explained the depths and widths of business and investment ties, while for Filipino workers in Japan, he pointed out the truly mutually complementary relations between Japan and the Philippines.

As for people-to-people ties, Ambassador Haneda stated he is proud of Filipino-Japanese athletes and sumo wrestlers who are making headlines these days.  Keen to welcome more visitors from the Philippines, he hopes that Filipinos keep coming back to Japan.

For Ambassador Haneda’s presentation video at the Business Conference, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/ 603327926511125/videos/ 174386906803768/