"Until now, it appeared the election would be next autumn, but

The US was believed to be fully behind the scenes when the Philippines, under President Benigno Aquino III, filed the arbitration suit in 2013 against China in a tribunal in The Hague, a case in which China had refused to participate

He said that Japan should handle the issue properly and in a responsible way to gain trust from its Asian neighbors and the international community

"We plan to have another baby next year," Luc said, smiling while talking about his family

"We hope Japan will behave with caution and play a constructive role on the peninsula nuclear issue, rather than the opposite," he said