Read this article from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo at
about Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez leading the officials of the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo to offer flowers for Jose Rizal’s 150th birthday at Hibiya Park in central Tokyo that was held last June 19 2013. The ambassador has said that Prime Minister Abe of Tokyo recognized Rizal’s espousal of education and freedom as forming the basis of the principles of Japan’s ASEAN diplomacy. To see a photo of Jose Rizal’s statue in Hibiya Park, Tokyo please click link.