TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Masako and the rest of the royal family, he wished a happy new year to people lined up below the palace...
Planning a trip to Japan anytime soon? The Japanese Government is seeking to raise its visa issuance fees starting fiscal year 2026. It is the first hike in over 48 years. Lawmakers already approved it as part of their 2026 budget proposal last Dec. 26. Currently, visa processing fees cost 3,000...
TOKYO (AP) — A massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said Saturday that the pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region. The draft...
BUTUAN CITY – The province of Dinagat Islands on Tuesday celebrated the achievement of Glaizel Morados, a Grade 13 student from the island-province, who won a gold medal at the Southeast Asia International Science Olympiad held in Osaka, Japan, on Dec. 19. “On behalf of the people of Dinagat...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said Monday they arrested a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people at an entertainment complex housing the female pop music group HKT48 in the southern city of Fukuoka, leaving them with non-life-threatening injuries. Fukuoka police said they...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday, Dec. 12, voiced serious concern over China’s repeated radar illumination targeting Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) aircraft while they were flying over international waters near Okinawa Prefecture. According to the Japanese Embassy in the...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of 20...
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan 's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate. The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-U.S....
COTABATO CITY – The Japanese government, through its embassy in the Philippines, delivered P536.9 million worth of heavy equipment on Wednesday to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), as part of its ongoing support for peace in the southern Philippines. Officials from the...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan 's main island of Honshu, and just south of the northern island of Hokkaido. Damage from this quake was modest — 34 mostly...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that there are currently no Filipino casualties in the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck off Japan’s northeastern coast. However, it still reminded Filipinos there to remain alert, follow local authorities, and prepare for...
