Close to two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will soon arrive in the Philippines from the Government of Japan. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 on Oct. 8, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Japanese Foreign Minister...
The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines is opening a year-long academic program for aspiring Filipino leaders. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines) The embassy announced Thursday, Oct. 14, that application for the 2022 Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) is now open. It is a...
Photo from FIBA Dwight Ramos will finally make his B.League debut for the Toyama Grouses when they play a two-game set this weekend against host Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. The Japanese club made the announcement Thursday, Oct. 14 after Ramos completed a mandatory 14-day...
The Yamagata Wyverns routed Juan Gomez de Liano and the Earthfriends Tokyo Z anew, 84-55, in their second meeting in Division II of the Japan B. League at the Yamagata Prefectural Sports Park Sunday, Oct. 10. Juan Gomez de Liano (Japan B. League) The Wyverns pulled away for good as early as...
Ray Parks Jr. played limited minutes for the second straight game but the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins finally produced their first B.League win after defeating the Hiroshima Dragonflies, 87-77, Sunday, Oct. 10 at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan. Ray Parks Jr. (Japan B.League) Parks...
Photo from San-En Neophoenix Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix hacked out a close 85-82 victory over Kobe Paras and the Niigata Albirex BB to split their two-game home stand in B.League at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan on Sunday, October 10. San-en made the clutch...
Photo from Japan B.League Kiefer Ravena once again helped the Shiga Lakestars produce a fourth quarter comeback in defeating the Ibaraki Robots, 93-88, in their B.League match held Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Ukaruchan Arena in Otsu, Japan. Ravena highlighted the rally with a pair of crucial baskets...
Photo from Japan B.League Kobe Paras and world import Rosco Allen joined hands as Niigata Albirex BB fended off Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix, 77-64, in the first of their back-to-back games in B.League at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan on Saturday, October 9. Paras...
Juan Gomez de Liano was scoreless in limited action in his third game as Earthfriends Tokyo Z suffered an 81-51 drubbing from Yamagata Wyverns in Division II of the Japan B.League at the Yamagata Prefectural Sports Park Saturday night, Oct. 9. Juan Gomez de Liano of Earthfriends Tokyo Z in this...
Photo from Japan B.League Ray Parks Jr. finally made his B.League debut in the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins’ 98-90 home loss to the Hiroshima Dragonflies Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan. Parks scored two points with three rebounds, three assists and one steal in...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Yuka Saso trailed behind first-round leader Jin Young Ko of Korea after play was suspended due to darkness in the second round of the 2021 Cognizant Founders Cup in West Caldwell, New Jersey Friday (Saturday in Manila). Saso, who carded a 4-under-par 67 in the first round, was...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has just capped a 10-day Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) training with the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales. (Photo from Embassy of Japan) The activity was conducted from Sept....
