The Japanese government is preparing for the state visit of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte revealed on Thursday, Sept. 29, upon her return from Tokyo to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Vice President Sara Duterte (left)...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Sept. 29, shared details of her two-day Japan trip, where she was the country’s special envoy to the state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Vice President Sara Duterte (2nd to the left) meets with State...
Dwight Ramos (FIBA) By Nikole Javier Taking lessons from his most recent Gilas stint, Dwight Ramos was certain he would play a better role in his second season in Japan B.League. Ramos signed with the Levanga Hokkaido for his second year in the Japanese league. He first saw action with Toyama...
TOKYO, Japan -- Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday. This file handout photograph released by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) via Jiji Press...
NEW YORK, United States -- Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the pandemic had interrupted the free flow of people,...
TOKYO, Japan -- The Unification Church in Japan pledged Thursday to prevent followers from making "excessive" donations, after criticism of its practices following the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Hideyuki Teshigawara, general manager of reform promotion headquarters of the...
Japan is a top trade and development partner of the Philippines. That’s why Vice President Sara Duterte wanted to fly to Japan to personally attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week. VP Sara Duterte pays her respects to the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 21, received seven ambassadors as they made their courtesy calls to her at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in Mandaluyong City. Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko pays a courtesy call on VP Sara Duterte at...
TOKYO, Japan – A man was taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday, local media said. The entrance to the official workplace and residence of the Prime Minister of Japan in Kasumigaseki...
TOKYO, Japan – Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found "without vital signs" after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into Japan over the weekend, a government spokesman said Tuesday. NANMADOL’S WRATH -- A signboard believed to have been damaged due to strong winds rests over a toppled...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday that no Filipinos have been reported to have been badly affected in two natural disasters that hit the Asian region: the devastating earthquake in Taiwan and the typhoon in Japan. Citing the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, DFA spokesperson...
IZUMI, Japan -- One person was confirmed dead in Japan on Monday after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into the country, injuring dozens, but authorities downgraded warnings as the storm weakened after landfall. Raging waters flow along the Sendai River in the wake of Typhoon Nanmadol in Isa, Kagoshima...
