Yuka Saso Yuka Saso fired an eagle-aided 2-under-par 70 to jump for a share of 16th place after two rounds in the 4th Toto Japan Classic at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture Friday. Starting the day at joint 24th after an opening-round 71, Saso shot an eagle three on the 18th to make up for...
The Japanese government will provide food aid to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), benefiting thousands of fishing and farming households in the region. FOOD AID-- Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko and World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director of...
Yuka Saso carded a 1-under-par 71 for a share of 24th place at the start of the 4th Toto Japan Classic Thursday at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture. Saso, who is in her first stint at the LPGA of Japan Tour since the Tokyo Olympics last August, fired four birdies against three bogeys to...
Tokyo Olympian and reigning US Women’s Open Champion Yuka Saso revealed Wednesday her decision to choose the Japanese nationality when she reaches 22 years old in two years’ time. “It is true that I chose Japanese nationality,” Saso was quoted in an article on a Japanese news website,...
Photo from B.League Several Filipino players like brothers Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Ray Parks Jr., Kobe Paras and Dwight Ramos could take part in the B.League All-Star event slated mid-January in Okinawa, Japan. Filipino cagers are expected to see action for the team of foreign cagers under the...
Dwight Ramos and the Toyama Grouses as well as Matthew Aquino and the Shinshu Brave Warriors advanced to the next round while the Ravena brothers, Kiefer and Thirdy, made their respective exits in the All-Japan Basketball Championship Monday, Nov. 1 in Hokkaido and Osaka. Dwight Ramos (Emperor's...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito has retained a comfortable majority of the lower house seats following Sunday's general election, according to final results early Monday morning. Led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the LDP secured 261 seats,...
Photo from Emperor's Cup Four Filipino players and their teams extended their campaign following victories Sunday, Oct. 31 in the All-Japan Basketball Championship in Hokkaido, Tachikawa and Kishiwada. Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix posted a 90-76 win over the Koshigaya Alphas while older...
(From left) Ray Parks Jr., Dwight Ramos, Kobe Paras and Matthew Aquino (Photos from B.League) Ray Parks Jr., Dwight Ramos, Kobe Paras and the debuting Matthew Aquino saw action for their B.League teams that won Saturday, Oct. 30 in the All-Japan Championship which is also known as the Emperor’s...
MB File Photo Juvic Pagunsan carded an even-par 71 to remain tied at 53rd place after three rounds in the ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour at the Miho Golf Club’s Champion course in Japan Saturday. Pagunsan had a rollercoaster round of six birdies against the same amount of bogeys for a...
More than one million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were donated by Japan to the Philippines on Saturday noon, Oct. 30. The shipment carrying 1,065,600 doses of AstraZeneca jabs arrived around 12:30 p.m. at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 via...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has assured financial incentives to Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo for his impressive double-medal finish at the just-concluded 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Japan. Carlos Yulo in action (File photo/ Manila Bulletin) "Siyempre mayroon ‘no...
