▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁Power ▁Revolution , ▁Japan ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁countries ▁to ▁express ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Philipp ine ▁government . ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁President ▁Cor azon ▁Aqu ino ▁visited ▁Japan ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁Emperor ▁H iro h ito , ▁who ▁offered ▁his ▁ap ologies ▁for ▁the ▁wrong s ▁committed ▁by ▁Japan ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁New ▁foreign ▁aid ▁agre ements ▁also ▁were ▁concluded ▁during ▁this ▁visit . ▁Aqu ino ▁returned ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁for ▁H iro h ito ' s ▁fun eral ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ent hr on ement ▁of ▁Emperor ▁A kih ito . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁the ▁voting ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Senate ▁to ▁extend ▁a ▁treat y ▁allowing ▁the ▁stay ▁of ▁U . S . ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Japan ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁for ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁treat y . ▁In ▁fact , ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁officials ▁including ▁Amb assador ▁T osh io ▁G oto , ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁T aro ▁Nak ay ama ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁T osh iki ▁Ka if u ▁expressed ▁public ▁disag re ement ▁on ▁a ▁negative ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁extension . ▁However ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Senate ▁rejected ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁treat y ▁despite ▁extensive ▁lo bb ying ▁for ▁its ▁extension ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁Aqu ino ▁administration , ▁even ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁refer endum ▁regarding ▁the ▁matter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 4 6