Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit Japan in late October to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Philippine government sources say arrangements are underway for Duterte to make his first visit to Japan since assuming office in June. Duterte and Abe held talks on the sidelines of a series of ASEAN […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s first official visit to Japan is in the works for next month, it was revealed Wednesday, setting the stage for stronger cooperation on maritime security. Philippine and Japanese government sources confirm that an October visit is under discussion. Talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are on the agenda, with tensions in […]
Urban developer Megaworld intends to spend 8.5 billion Philippine pesos ($177 million) to build hotels in vacation destinations and invest 180 billion pesos over the next decade in rural areas, taking advantage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic priorities. The real estate giant plans to construct three hotels under its new Savoy brand by 2018, information presented […]
Six more cases of Zika virus infection were documented in the country, bringing to nine the total number of cases recorded this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. In a press briefing, DOH spokesman Eric Tayag said in all cases, Zika virus was acquired through mosquito bites. Four of the six cases came […]
An 89-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting elementary school children for being “noisy” while they were playing outside a housing complex in Wakayama City. According to police, the incident occurred at around 10 a.m. on Monday. Sankei Shimbun reported that the suspect, Yukichi Ishikawa, approached a 10-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl who […]
Torrential rain caused landslides and floods in Japan as a storm made its way up the Pacific coast. Typhoon Malakas was downgraded to a low-pressure system on Tuesday evening. But the heavy rain took its toll. A car was found submerged in an underpass in central Japan with a woman inside. She was unconscious, and […]
Samsung Electronics has started a recall in South Korea of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, following reports of its battery catching fire. The South Korean tech giant says it has a new battery for the device, which hit the market last month. On Monday, customers were seen visiting an outlet in Seoul to get free […]
Torrential rainfall is causing landslides and floods as a storm makes its way towards eastern Japan. One person is missing and at least 36 have been injured. Typhoon Malakas has been downgraded to a tropical storm as the wind velocity has decreased. Authorities had at one time advised or ordered about 700,000 people to evacuate […]
Rodrigo Duterte may have successfully cultivated something of a macho man image, riding motorcycles in a leather jacket and firing machine guns at shooting ranges, but when he spent a holiday in Japan a few years ago, the Philippine president showed a different side to his character. In 2013, Duterte spent New Year with his daughters at […]
Japan’s tourism ministry is set to call for more deregulation to boost the number of foreign tourists to the country. The ministry and its Japan Tourism Agency plan to propose bills aimed at ending the dominance of licensed bilingual tour guides and making it easier for hotels and inns to sell package tours, among other […]
