Ambassador KOSHIKAWA speaks with the new batch of SI Philippines Officers and Board of Trustees. On Jan. 22, 2024, Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa led the induction ceremony for the 9th Term Board of Trustees of the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) International...
(R-L) DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko interact with delegates from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led by Director-General for Infrastructure Management Department Tanaka Hiroo during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon...
Carl Tamayo is looking to explore a new career path following his departure from Japan B.League’s Ryukyu Golden Kings, his management announced on Thursday, Jan. 18. Carl Tamayo leaves Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Japan B.League. The former University of the Philippines standout is set to...
Filipino imports Thirdy Ravena and Matthew Wright showed the way for San-En and Kyoto, respectively, in the Japan B.League on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Thirdsy Ravena of the San-En NeoPhoenix. (Japan B.League) Following a successful All-Star Weekend that saw the Filipino-led Asian All-Stars...
Hometown import Carl Tamayo shone in his debut in the Japan B.League’s All-Star Weekend after steering Asia All-Stars past Rising Stars, 127-115, on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Okinawa Arena. The Ryukyu Golden Kings player carried out the fight and finished with a team-high 18 points...
Matthew Wright and nine other Filipino imports were chosen to spearhead the Asian squad in the 2024 Japan B.League All-Star Weekend on Jan. 13 and 14 at the Okinawa Arena. Asia All-Stars (Japan B. League) The squad will be composed of Wright (Kyoto Hannaryz), Dwight Ramos (Levanga...
On Dec. 13, 2023, the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) welcomed students from Buting Elementary School for a special Hello! Japan session. The lively Grades 5 and 6 students embarked on a journey into the wonders of Japanese culture. The students got a premium pass to all things Japanese...
Matthew Wright became the fastest Filipino import to reach 1,000 points in the Japan B.League. Matthew Wright hits 1000 points in the Japan B.League (Kyoto Hananryz Instagram) After just 80 games of playing in the Japanese league, Wright joined his fellow Filipinos Thirdy and Kiefer Ravena,...
There were no Filipino onboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight that caught fire at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo after a collision with a second aircraft, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said on Thursday, Jan. 4. An official looks at the wreckage of a Japan coast guard plane on the tarmac at...
The Philippine Embassy in Japan will “continue to persist” in obtaining information from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Japan Airlines (JAL) if there were Filipinos aboard the plane that collided with another aircraft and burst into flames upon landing. This photo provided by Jiji Press...
The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo is still trying to reach out to Japan Airlines to check if there are Filipinos onboard its aircraft that caught fire on Tuesday. Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano said Wednesday, Jan. 3, that her office has "not been able to get that...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko expressed gratitude to President Marcos who stood by Japan after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year’s Day. This image shows a collapsed road near the city of Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on Jan. 2, 2024, a day...
