TOKYO, Japan -- A Japanese police officer got drunk, fell asleep on the street and lost investigation documents containing the personal details of around 400 people including a criminal suspect, police and local media said. The 49-year-old officer in the western Hyogo region lost a bag containing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in three government officials, including the Philippines' new envoy to Japan. (Screengrab from RTVM) Marcos administered the oath of office of Aileen Anunciacion Zosa as the new president and chief executive officer of the Bases Conversion and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, Aug. 9, vowed to strengthen the economic environment in the Philippines to make the country a viable and attractive investment destination for Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko...
Celebrating the sixth year of bilateral cooperation between the "sister cities," officials of Sakai, Japan gifted the local government of Marikina City a new ambulance and firetruck on Monday, Aug. 8. Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Sakai, Japan Mayor Masahiro Hashimoto at the turnover ceremony of...
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- "Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. Visitors pray for the atomic bomb victims in front of...
The Japanese government has vowed continued support to the Philippine government’s infrastructure push under the Marcos administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Friday, Aug. 5. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a "serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety of our citizens". US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) shakes hands with Japanese...
TOKYO, Japan- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the final stop on her Asian tour, following a visit to Taiwan that incensed China. AFP reporters saw the politician disembark from her plane at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, before greeting the US ambassador and other...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan logged 249,830 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, posting a record high amid concerns over the overburdened medical system due to the quickly surging number. People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) It was the second...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. The smallpox vaccine approved by the ministry is thought to be 85 percent effective against monkeypox, health officials said. The move came after Japan confirmed two cases...
The Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), delivered emergency disaster relief goods to the Philippines on Tuesday, August 2, in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Northern Luzon. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy) Aiming to support the current...
The Government of Japan and UNICEF Philippines turned over 400 educational tablets containing digital learning materials in select mother tongues of Eastern Visayas to support at least 800 Samar and Norther Samar learners classified as non-readers and struggling readers. UNICEF Philippines Digital...
