Duterte and Abe first met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos last September. During their bilateral meeting, Abe told Duterte that he was a "rock star" in Japan before inviting him to Tokyo.
Earlier, the two leaders had an expanded bilateral meeting where they reaffirmed the strong ties of both nations.
In his statement, Duterte described Japan as Philippines' "special friend, most closer than a brother."
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