Manila, March 16 -- A survey of a private polling and research firm, OCTA Research, released on Monday showed that eight in 10 adult Filipinos trust Japan.

The survey, commissioned by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines and conducted from December 3 to 11, 2025, among 1,200 respondents aged 18 and above, asked the question: "How much does the Philippines trust Japan?"

A total of 79 percent of the respondents answered they "strongly trust/somewhat trust" Japan, while at least 17 percent responded "can't say if I trust or not", and 4 percent have shown distrust.

This result suggests that positive perceptions of Japan are deeply embedded in Philippine public opinion.

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