Good news for Filipino travelers! The Japanese Embassy in the Philippines has clarified that Filipino tourists will continue to enjoy free temporary visitor visas despite Japan 's planned increase in visa application fees for foreign nationals. In an advisory, the embassy emphasized that the...
Last April, Bench Fashion Week didn’t just become a platform for Filipino designers and brands to showcase their latest visions—it also became a vessel for a visual narrative reflecting the 70-year relationship between the Philippines and Japan. Titled “Threads of Dreams,” this runway...
Japan is studying possible measures to make travel easier for Filipinos, including the prospect of visa-free entry, according to Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya. In an interview on "24 Oras Weekend," Endo said the issue is among the most common questions he receives from Filipinos. “Actually,...
Eight more countries have joined the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) initiative as “valued partners,” as the Philippines, Japan, and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to accelerate infrastructure development and economic connectivity in the country. The development came during the 4th...
When Fumio Kishida arrived in the Philippines this week—not as prime minister, but as special envoy of his successor—his presence still carried the imprint of a leader who helped define where Japan and the Philippines stand today. For Manila, Kishida is not just a visiting dignitary. His tenure...
A Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team has arrived in the Philippines to assist authorities in responding to the fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said. The JDR team, which comprises seven members from various Japanese institutions, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino...
Since July 23, 1956, the day the San Francisco Peace Treaty and the Reparations Agreement between Japan and the Philippines were signed, Japan and the Philippines have sustained a relationship defined by diplomacy, exchange, and a steady interweaving of cultures. What happens when that shared...
Continuing the year-long celebrations of 70 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan, the two countries marked the milestone in a different register—through a fashion show that interpreted their shared history in design. In partnership with the Embassy of Japan and the...
The Japanese Embassy in the Philippines has officially opened the Japan Visa Application Center (JVAC) in Parañaque City to entice more Filipinos to visit the Land of the Rising Sun. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya led the opening of the JVAC, operated by VFS Service...
The Japanese Embassy in Manila launched its online visa appointment system on Wednesday, March 19, as it announced the opening of a dedicated Japan Visa Application Centre (JVAC) on April 7. Photos: Argyll Geducos/VFS Global In a statement , the Japanese Embassy said the new system was launched to...
The Philippines and Japan have formalized the latter's grant to provide Open Radio Access Network (RAN)-related equipment to the University of the Philippines. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya signed and exchanged notes with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday,...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya signed a grant contract on Jan. 23 for the purchase of the city’s mobile digital X-ray machine with AI (artificial intelligence) technology for tuberculosis detection. “The grant—from the Japanese...
