A week has passed since a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Tottori Prefecture in western Japan. Prefectural officials say 18 people in 7 municipalities have been treated at hospitals for injuries and health problems. More than 2,600 houses were damaged. The prefecture’s agriculture suffered damage totaling about 4.7 million dollars. Pears, a specialty of the prefecture, […]
A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of his 24-year-old former girlfriend, who went missing last month after telling police that she was being stalked, police said. Keitaro Saga, unemployed and of no fixed address, is suspected of dumping the dismembered body of Shiori Nakamoto in rivers in Saitama Prefecture sometime […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is asking for more Japanese investment to help his country grow. Duterte made the appeal to the chairman of the Japan Business Federation Sadayuki Sakakibara. Duterte is visiting Japan for the first time since he took office in June this year. Sakakibara said Japanese businesses will work with the Philippines to […]
A Philippine government delegation has inspected Japan’s latest broadcast technology, including a high-definition TV format. About 10 officials accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte in Japan visited the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo on Wednesday. They watched a Rio Olympics program on 8K Super Hi-Vision monitors. NHK led the development of the technology. The visitors were also […]
The Japanese government is leasing five light surveillance airplanes to the Philippines to bolster the country’s maritime patrol operations. Defense Undersecretary for Finance Raymundo de Vera Elefante said the deal to be signed today in Tokyo is for $7,000 per year for four TC-90 propeller light planes and the fighter TC-90 plane would be leased […]
Two Japan-based Filipinos won the top two prizes in a recently concluded soy sauce cooking competition held in the Land of the Rising Sun. Chef and entrepreneur Claire Ocampo tickled judges’ taste buds with her succulent “Pork back ribs adobo and banana with burned brown sugar,” earning her the top prize in the 8th Soy […]
Filipinos living in Japan have given Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte an enthusiastic welcome at the start of his 3-day visit to the country. Nearly 1,000 Filipinos greeted the president with cheers and chants at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday. Duterte stressed the importance of bilateral ties with Japan. He said he is grateful that […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to discuss security issues with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte when they meet on Wednesday. Duterte will visit Japan for 3 days starting on Tuesday. It’s his first stay in the country since he took office in June. The Philippine president is expected to attend a dinner hosted by Foreign […]
Filipino farmers in conflict-wracked Maguindanao will supply bananas to a Japanese supermarket chain under an agreement that will be signed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Tokyo this week, his agriculture minister said Tuesday. A 50,000-hectare banana plantation, which can produce up to 20 million boxes of the fruit annually, will be dedicated to the […]
While all eyes are glued on new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his brutal crackdown on drug traffickers, Filipinos living in Japan appear optimistic about the changes he is making back home and hope ties between the two nations will grow stronger. Duterte, also known for making controversial comments is arriving Tuesday for a three-day […]
