TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has invited Japan’s imperial couple to go to the Philippines.
Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos got a royal viewers with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on the second day of his working go to right here.
“This afternoon, the First Lady and I also had the distinct honor of having an audience with Their Majesties The Emperor [Naruhito] and Empress [Masako] of Japan,” Marcos mentioned in his remarks throughout the paperwork trade ceremony with Philippine and Japanese officers on the Prime Minister’s Office.
“We had a memorable conversation and I deeply appreciate the Imperial audience accorded to me and the First Lady. I have extended an invitation to Their Majesties to visit the Philippines at the most convenient time,” he added.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) mentioned Marcos conveyed the love and admiration of the Filipino folks, together with the estimated 300,000 Filipinos who thought of Japan their second house.
Marcos is in Japan for an official working go to, the place at the very least seven key agreements have been signed within the areas of humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction, infrastructure, agriculture and digital cooperation.
The President has earlier secured billions of pesos value of funding pledges from Japanese corporations engaged in semi-conductors, electronics and wiring harness, that are anticipated to generate at the very least 10,000 jobs.
Based on the most recent statistics printed by Japan’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) as of June 2022, there’s an estimated inhabitants of 297,262 Filipinos dwelling in Japan, making Filipinos Japan’s fourth-largest overseas group.
Of the estimated variety of abroad Filipinos in Japan, 226,057 or 76% are everlasting residents, particular everlasting residents, partner/youngster of Japanese, partner/youngster of everlasting resident, and long-term residents. —NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
