TOKYO: A Japanese submarine will make a port call in the Philippines for the first time in 15 years while accompanying naval ships will visit Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay for the first time ever, Japan’s navy said.

The announcement came days after China accused its Asian rival of interfering in the South China Sea.

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