杜特尔特就任总统以来，实现大国平衡、独立自主成为其外交政策的主要特点。安倍晋三在巩固国内的执政基础之后，出于发展国内经济和平衡地缘政治的考虑，更加重视与东南亚各国外交关系。在此背景之下，菲日两国在巩固传统的经济关系的基础上拓展和加深了双边联系和合作，使得近年来的两国关系呈现出经贸合作不断加强、高层交往日益频繁、防务合作更加突出的趋势。此外，近年来的菲日两国关系表现出涵盖范围广、援助外交重点突出的特点。总体而言，菲日两国出于各自国家的发展战略，都加强了与对方的交往和合作，双边关系呈现稳定向好的态势。
Since duterte was sworn in as the 16th President of the republic of the Philippines，achieving balance and independence among major powers has been a major feature of his foreign policy. After consolidating the domestic ruling foundation，Abe attaches more importance to diplomatic relations with southeast Asian countries for the sake of developing domestic economy and balancing geopolitics. In this context，on the basis of consolidating the traditional diplomatic relations between the two countries，bilateral economic and trade relations have been continuously strengthened，high-level exchanges have become increasingly frequent，and defense cooperation has become more prominent. The relations between the Philippines and Japan are characterized by a broad scope and prominent priorities in aid diplomacy. On the whole，due to the development strategies of their respective countries，both the Philippines and Japan have strengthened their relations with each other，making the philippines-japan relations show a stable and positive trend in recent years.
