Duterte holds audience with Japanese Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his common-law wife, Madame Cielito 'Honeylet' Avancena, made a courtesy visit with His Majesty Emperor Akihito and Her Majesty Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, as his final itinerary during the President's 2-day Official Visit to Japan.


Duterte expressed his gratitude to the Japanese Imperial couple for their visit to the Philippines last year.  The Imperial couple also conveyed their warm gratitude for the help the Philippine government extended during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  The visit lasted for about twenty five minutes.