The De La Salle-College of St. Benilde paid homage to Olympic gold medalist and elite weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz at the Benilde Sports and Dormitory Complex in Pasay City, Wednesday, Feb. 9. Br. Edmundo "Dodo" Fernandez FSC (right), President of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, gives Olympic gold...
HBO GO's 'Tokyo Vice' Tokyo Vice, the new eight-episode Max Original crime drama series by award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers, premieres the same day as the U.S with three episodes on Thursday, April 7 exclusively on HBO GO. Two episodes will debut every subsequent Thursday leading up to the...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese aircraft and boats were searching Tuesday for two crew from a fighter jet that is believed to have crashed after taking off a day earlier, a government spokesman said. Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2011....
Hard Rock Café brings special Filipino lunch menu to Roppongi DOU ITASHIMASHITE The Chicken Inasal Plate is available at Hard Rock Café Roppongi, Tokyo until Jan. 31. With the successful promotion of the special Filipino menu under the “Eat’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign, Hard Rock...
Dreams are free and, more important, COVID-free, so let me dream up solo dining out there in the world Photos by the author ALL IS EMPTY At the beach in Silom, Pangasinan (Cover design by Jules Vivas) What’s the best spot for a solo traveler in Paris? It’s the terrase , that open-air spot for...
In collaboration with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has developed photon upconversion (UC) solid materials with outstanding performance that can improve the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis. By artificial photosynthesis, water is split into oxygen and hydrogen....
PH Embassy in Japan promotes Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, work, and values through a Japanese graphic novel To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo unveiled a special addition to its Sentro Rizal Library—copies of the first manga...
There is no such thing as strawberry overload There is a myriad of ways a culinary master can incorporate strawberries into any cuisine be it savory or sweet. For us Filipinos, nothing beats a good slice of strawberry shortcake or a tall glass of strawberry milkshake. But if you’re a loco for...
Kemark Cariño (B.League file photo) Kemark Cariño never got a chance to play in the Aomori Wat’s 89-65 victory over Earthfriends Tokyo Z Saturday, Dec. 4 in Japan’s B.League second division. Cariño watched as the Wat’s dominated Tokyo Z in front of their home fans at the Hachinohe City...
Marck Espejo will once again represent the country after being named as one of the V.League All-Star players in Japan next month. Marck Espejo (fifth from left, second row) with FC Tokyo (Marck Espejo's Twitter account) The V.League recently announced that Espejo, a two-time Spikers' Turf champion,...
Juan Gomez de Liano (left) and Kemark Carino Juan Gomez de Liano and Earthfriends Tokyo Z ended their winless campaign in the second division of Japan’s B.League. Tokyo Z snapped a 0-13 start Friday, Nov. 19 with a 98-65 rout of the Ehime Orange Vikings at the Ota Gymnasium, with Gomez de Liano...
Photo from B.League Juan Gomez de Liano scored a season-high 15 points but Earthfriends Tokyo Z remained winless in the B.League’s second division following an 80-76 away loss to the Fukushima Firebonds Saturday, Nov. 6. Gomez de Liano went 6-of-11 from the field including three triples but Tokyo...
