Our ties with Japan “remain very strong,” assures Roque (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday expressed confidence the installation of a Filipino “comfort woman” statue in Manila would not become a diplomatic issue for the country and Japan. In a press conference on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the country’s ties with Japan “remain very strong” even after  Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda supposedly expressed regret over the statue during a […]