TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of the country 's security strategy as tensions rise with China, North Korea and Russia....
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) Chairman Allan Reyes announced a strong potential partnership between Japan and the Philippines in the Province of Bulacan, merging Japan’s technological precision with Filipino engineering excellence. "We are here for a short while,...
President Marcos has extended his congratulations to Japan 's newly-elected Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, the first woman to assume the post. “Congratulations to Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on her historic election as Japan’s first female Prime Minister,” Marcos said in a statement on...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left her Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition. Takaichi, 64, would replace Prime Minister...
A Filipino mountaineer passed away while trekking in the Northern Japan Alps on Oct. 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA confirmed the report on Friday, Oct. 17, disclosing that the Filipino hiker succumbed to hypothermia. According to the DFA, the Filipino national was in a...
Japan has allocated ¥1.7-billion assistance for the Philippines intended for the establishment of a rice processing system in Cauayan, Isabela. Japanese Embassy Chargé d 'affaires Ad Interim Ono Sho and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro signed and exchanged...
After the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended crucial support to affected families, helping communities recover from the disaster. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Japanese government’s aid arm said the...
Malacañang said the first-ever joint military exercises between the Philippines and Japan are a reaffirmation of both nations’ shared commitment to peace, cooperation, and readiness—not merely an act of defense. In a press briefing on Thursday, Oct. 9, Communications Undersecretary Claire...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country that ranks poorly internationally...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power. Three of the five candidates...
Vice President Sara Duterte described the Marcos administration as the “face of corruption and abuse,” criticizing President Marcos himself for failing to hold Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez accountable for the multi-billion flood control mess....
Vice President Sara Duterte attended two Filipino community-sponsored rallies in the cities of Sumida and Nagoya in Japan this weekend, calling for the end of corruption in government and the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from detention. During her speech in Sumida City, Tokyo, over...
