SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, which Japan said may have had the range to hit the US mainland. People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with a file photo of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile on display during a...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to Thailand late Thursday after being freed by Myanmar's junta in an amnesty releasing almost 6,000 prisoners. Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) is welcomed by his supporters upon his...
Two Japanese firms Junca Global Partner Inc., a pioneering technology firm in Japan’s biotech industry, and Kurabe Industrial have signed investment partnerships with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for their planned “huge” investment in the country. Tereso O. Panga, PEZA OIC...
Former Finance chief Carlos Dominguez III has been conferred by Japanese Emperor Naruhito with Japan's distinguished award for local and non-local government officials. Domiguez received on November 9 the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun for exercising "outstanding leadership in...
Japanese military personnel will be able to conduct exercises in the Philippines if a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) being pushed in the Senate materializes. Filipino, American, and Japanese marines kick off this year's iteration of the KAMANDAG exercise at the Philipine Marine Corps headquarters...
After travel restrictions eased, pandemonium! In spite of the super high travel rates, airports have been full. It’s like prisoners have been let loose, me, included! My first trip took me to Singapore, where I went for some medical attention and so far, everything is looking bright. My next trip...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did not let the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit with Japan end without thanking the latter for its continued support to the Philippines and for hosting thousands of Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- US President Joe Biden said Sunday he will seek to establish "red lines" in America's fraught relations with Beijing when he holds high-stakes talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Biden said he goes into Monday's encounter on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Indonesia...
Winemakers near Mount Fuji are making a case for made-in-Japan wine By Etienne Balmer Images Richard A. Brooks GRAPE EXPECTATIONS Made-in-Japan wine accounts for around five percent of the market and is forecast to rise to 10 percent within five or six years Japanese food is famously paired with...
It seems like actors Ria Atayde and Zanjoe Marudo are slowly opening up about their romance. Just recently, they shared some photos from their trip abroad. "Yay for great adventures and even greater friends. Can’t wait til our next trip. Apakasaya ano?," Ria wrote as caption to a series of group...
SAGAMI BAY, Japan -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Sunday to beef up Japan's naval and military capacity, warning that nations must prepare to face aggressors. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (centre L) gives instructions during his speech onboard the Japanese ship JS Izumo during an...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A Japanese government-owned corporation has chosen the town of Gloria, this province, as the future site of a multi-million agri-aquamarine culture complex that will directly export its products to Japan and the global market. THE local government of Gloria...
