More commuters traversing Quezon City up north and Parañaque City down south will enjoy shorter travel time, thanks to the first phase of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension, according to the Philippine office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a...
SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday, Nov, 3, in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Rio Takeda of Japan holds up her trophy after winning the...
Mount Fuji (Photo by Andreas Rasmussen) Japan’s Mount Fuji is still snowless as of November 1. The country’s weather agency, in its 130 years of recordkeeping, has consistently observed snowfall on the mountain in October, but now it has yet to see “any measurable snow,” the Japan...
As the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to raise 30 to 40 billion Japanese yen (up to about P15 billion) from its forthcoming gender bond issuance, its chief representative in the Philippines is on the lookout for local projects they can fund, especially in war-torn Mindanao. On...
The Philippines, the United States, and Japan have started discussing ways to strengthen economic resilience in the face of economic coercion. Senior government officials from the three countries on Friday, Oct. 25, held an informal trilateral discussion in Manila to strengthen close coordination...
Pinoys who have experienced traveling overseas could only wish that cities in the Philippines are as livable as those they had visited in Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand, according to a soon-to-be-published Asian Institute of Management (AIM) paper. AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center...
Japanese boy band Travis Japan released the dual singles "Crazy Crazy" and "Fly Higher" following the end of their world tour that wrapped up at Sony Hall in New York City. The two songs are included in their upcoming album “VIIsual” set to release on Dec. 4 via Capitol Records and...
Japanese tech firm Spectee Inc.'s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered crisis management information system is expected to enhance disaster response in the Philippines, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, JICA Philippines said its senior representative...
Newly installed Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru expressed his desire to deepen Japan's ties with the Philippines even further beginning with the implementation of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signed between the two countries early this year. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru...
The local economies of Bulacan and its neighboring provinces are expected to be bolstered by the expanded 24.6-kilometer (km) Plaridel Bypass Road, according to the Japanese government, which partly funded the project through an official development assistance (ODA) loan. The completed third phase...
Japan, together with the United States, is backing up the Philippines' cybersecurity enhancement, especially to protect critical information infrastructures (CIIs). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines chief representative Takema Sakamoto committed "unwavering support" to the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel and counterparts from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and Japan gather at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales on Oct. 7, 2024 for the opening ceremony of the Exercise SAMASAMA 2024. (Photo: Naval Forces Northern Luzon) The...
