Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vientiane, Laos, on September 6, 2016. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his excitement upon meeting the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit last September 6, 2016.

A message from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe through a translator last Tuesday, September 6, 2016; “President Duterte, I would like to congratulate you on assuming the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.”

The Prime Minister of Japan also added, the Philippine President is famous in Japan and he was very excited to see in person. “You are very popular here in Japan, Mr. President,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Duterte.

Philippine presidential peace adviser Jesus Jess Dureza in his Facebook post shared Duterte and Abe also met at the sidelines of ASEAN summit. According to Dureza, Abe’s remarks that Duterte was popular in Japan elicited laughs from those present in the meeting area.

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https://www.facebook.com/presidentialcom/videos/1433409723355351/

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