Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his partner Cielito Avancena met Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, discussing the at times strained history of relations between their countries.According to the Imperial Household Agency, the meeting went on for around 25 minutes, during which the emperor noted that many local people lost their lives in World War II, when Japan occupied the Philippines for more than three years.(Pool Photo)Duterte replied that the two countries have overcome their past to build cooperative ties, and expressed his…READ FULL ARTICLE