{"id":59036,"date":"2016-04-03T16:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:24:15","slug":"japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines \u2014 Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing&#8217;s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manila is seeking to strengthen ties with Tokyo as tensions mount over the disputed waterway, almost all of which is claimed by China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese submarine Oyashio and destroyers JS Ariake and JS Setogiri docked in the Subic port Sunday for a routine visit at a sprawling former US naval base just 200 kilometers (125 miles) from a Chinese-held shoal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The visit is a manifestation of a sustained promotion of regional peace and stability and enhancement of maritime cooperation between neighboring navies,&#8221; Philippine Navy spokesman Cmdr. Lued Lincuna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ariake was equipped with an anti-submarine helicopter, according to an AFP photographer at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The port call came on the eve of war games between the United States and Filipino <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">soldiers <\/span>troops in the Philippines, which is seen as a showcase of a long-standing military alliance that the Philippines is counting on to deter China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seriously outgunned by its much larger rival China, the Philippines has turned to allies like the United States and Japan to upgrade its armed forces in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February, Japan agreed to supply the Philippines with military hardware, which may include anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft and radar technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1864\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795774448855-gettyimages-518811606jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2800px) 100vw, 2800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crew members of Japanese submarine Oyashio (L) work on the deck while Japanese destroyers JS Ariake (109) and JS Setogiri (156) dock at a port of the former US naval base in Subic bay north of Manila, on April 3, 2016.\rTwo Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port April 3, near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing&#8217;s increasingly assertive behaviour has sparked global concern. \/ AFP \/ TED ALJIBE        (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Crew members of Japanese submarine Oyashio, left, work on the deck while Japanese destroyers JS Ariake (109) and JS Setogiri (156) dock at a port of the former US naval base in Subic Bay north of Manila on April 3, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Ted Aljibe\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions in the South China Sea \u2014 through which one-third of the world&#8217;s oil passes \u2014 have mounted in recent months since China transformed contested reefs into artificial islands capable of supporting military facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan also have overlapping claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan and China are locked in a separate dispute over an uninhabited island chain in the East Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Philippines has asked a United Nations-backed tribunal to declare China&#8217;s sea claims as illegal and the government expects a decision this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":115852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":45,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[45,11,33],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2793],"class_list":["post-59036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-global","category-home"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"GYM6SJKW3JFOXADO7UADV5NSJ4","arc_canonical_url":"\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Agence France-Presse\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Agence France-Presse\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 442,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Asia Pacific\",\n\t                \"Global\",\n\t                \"Home\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/03\\\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Global\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"global\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Asia Pacific\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/asia-pacific\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"asia-pacific\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway - Defense News","description":"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway","og_description":"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00","author":"Agence France-Presse","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Agence France-Presse","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway","datePublished":"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/"},"wordCount":442,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Asia Pacific","Global","Home"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/","name":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2016-04-03T16:30:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T00:24:15+00:00","description":"Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive behavior has sparked global concern.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2016\/04\/03\/japanese-warships-in-philippines-near-disputed-waterway\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Global","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/","ad_zone":"global"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Asia Pacific","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/","ad_zone":"asia-pacific"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Japanese Warships in Philippines Near Disputed Waterway"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635952795776476881-gettyimages-518811326jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59048,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59036\/revisions\/59048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59036"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=59036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}