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...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, bringing down at least one building in a small town. The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey said. Its...
The number of centenarians in Japan has risen to a fresh record, underscoring the challenges facing the country as its population rapidly gets older. JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP There are now 90,526 Japanese citizens aged 100 and above, an increase of 5% from a year earlier and more than five times...
MINAMATA, Japan -- Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate. A staff member works under heavy rain brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol, in...
TOKYO, Japan -- Two million people in Japan were told Saturday to seek shelter before the arrival of Typhoon Nanmadol, national broadcaster NHK said, as the weather agency issued a rare "special warning" about the powerful storm. This handout photo taken and released on September 17, 2022 by the...
