Isang nakakaaliw at masisteng badya na kamakailan lang ay ipinamalas ng mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. ng ibinahagi nito ang isang bidyo hinggil sa isang pulutong ng mga kawal na Samurai sa kanilang paglalakbay tutok sa kanilang mga smartphones. Maging ang mga kawal na ito’y hindi ligtas sakaling sila’y nakababad sa kani-kanilang mga smartphones habang […]
Arashiyama (嵐山) is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destination since the Heian Period (794-1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. Arashiyama is particularly popular during the cherry blossom and fall color seasons. The Togetsukyo Bridge is Arashiyama’s well known, central landmark. Many small […]
Japanese companies will check their employees’ stress levels, starting on Tuesday, as part of efforts to prevent work-related mental disorders. The government is requiring firms to make the checks because of the increasing number of workers who fall ill due to stress in their places of work. Firms with 50 or more employees will have […]
Two men assaulted the employee of a KFC store in Chiba Prefecture and stole 900,000 yen early Sunday morning, police said. According to police, the robbery occurred at the Kentucky Fried Chicken Noda branch at around 2 a.m. Fuji TV reported that the 42-year-old male employee was taking the trash out the back when he […]
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said that he wants to be hero as he laid out his plans should he be elected as president in next year’s elections. “Why is it that no one from Visayas or Mindanao is recognized as a hero, want to be a hero?” Duterte said. […]
Local oil companies are increasing the pump prices of petroleum products effective Tuesday (Dec. 1), partially offsetting the substantial price rollbacks implemented last week. According to their separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Petron Philippines will increase prices of gasoline products by 45 centavos per liter; diesel by 20 centavos a liter; and of kerosene by 10 centavos […]
Government figures show a sharp and continuous fall-off in the number of farmers over the past five years that potentially threatens the landscape as its stewards leave the sector and are not replaced. The number of workers in farming and forestry fell 19.8 percent over the five years, shrinking to 2.09 million this year, the […]
Takoyaki, chunks of octopus covered in batter, are one of the many wonderful treats Japan has to offer. They’re sold in grocery stores and you can always count on stalls serving up fresh ones at Japanese festivals. Besides being filled with octopus, takoyaki are almost always cooked in a special griddle with half-spherical molds that evenly heat the dough. The home […]
Police have received a flurry of complaints from travelers, including one Japanese, about airport workers here demanding hush money after apparently planting bullets in passengers’ luggage. Police are heightening their monitoring of Manila International Airport staff through surveillance cameras. According to police, 514 bullets were confiscated at the airport between January and October this year, […]
Foreign workers in Japan contacted lawyers via a special hotline on Sunday. They sought advice on overtime hours, annual leave and other issues. Lawyers took the calls at offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Hiroshima. The phones at a law office in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district started ringing immediately after the hotline opened at 2 PM. […]
