Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2016 A memorial to Philippine President Elpidio Quirino was unveiled last June 18, 2016 as Japan’s way of honoring the late Head of State for paving the way for the stabilization of post-war Philippines-Japan relations and his historic decision to grant executive clemency to 105 convicted Japanese war criminals in 1953. continue reading : Pres. Elpidio Quirino Marker