Posted by Mari Nihei on Quarta, 24 de junho de 2015 Over three decades after she landed in Japan, Former Filipina entertainer Mayang Bernabe, also known as Mari Nihei, is now an epitome of entrepreneurial success. A native of Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija, Bernabe was raised in a poor family. But according to her […]
“Onigirazu,” an innovative take on the traditional “onigiri” rice ball, was chosen as 2015’s dish of the year on Monday after the sandwich-like rice dish became a sensation, more than 20 years after it was first introduced in a manga series. Gurunavi Research Institute said onigirazu, loosely translated as “not gripping,” as opposed to “gripping” […]
Japan’s government has launched 2 bodies to counter international terrorism in the wake of last month’s Paris attacks. A ceremony was held at the prime minister’s office on Tuesday to open an intelligence unit in the Foreign Ministry and an inter-ministerial liaison body in the Cabinet secretariat. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said strengthening intelligence […]
Visitor arrivals in Japan by cruise ship have hit a record high this year of more than 1 million. The figure was reached after a cruise liner with 3,500 Chinese tourists aboard docked at Hakata port in western Japan on Tuesday. The number of cruise passengers to Japan has been surging in recent years, with […]
A 24-year-old man is under arrest for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s baby by feeding him a fatal dose of a kakuseizai stimulant drug in a hotel in the city of Kumamoto, police officials said. The Kumamoto Prefectural Police arrested Tensho Yoshimura on Sunday on suspicion of murder and violation of the Stimulants Control Law, investigative […]
Japan’s top business leader has asked the government to accept more foreign workers to fill labor shortages as the nation’s population ages and shrinks. The chairman of the Japan Business Federation Sadayuki Sakakibara met cabinet minister Katsunobu Kato on Monday. Kato is in charge of promoting the active engagement of all citizens in society. Sakakibara […]
Japan has banned imports of French foie gras due to a bird flu outbreak, an agriculture ministry official said. The ban, which became effective November 26, will be lifted 90 days after all affected French poultry farms finish culling their birds and conclude necessary sanitary procedures, the official told AFP. Japan took action to stop […]
A group of foreigners aspiring to become qualified nursing-care professionals in Japan have shared their experiences. Ten foreigners who are working in the Japanese nursing-care industry took part in a speech contest in Tokyo on Saturday. The event was organized by a body that offers Japanese lessons to foreigners wanting to become nurses and professional […]
Mystery surrounds a fleet of ghost boats with headless skeletons or rotting corpses on board that are washing up on Japan’s shores. At least 14 weathered vessels—some badly damaged or capsized—with almost two dozen bodies have been discovered since October. Mounting evidence suggests that the rickety boats have come from isolated and impoverished North Korea. […]
Isang magarang modelo ng smartphone ang inihahanda ng KDDI para sa publiko sa lalong madaling panahon at kung ikaw may hinalang ito’y kakaiba, tama ka, dahil kung noong una laking takot mo lang na malubog sa tubig ang iyong smartphone ngayon ay maaring mo na itong sabonin at lilinisin pa ng tubig. Ngayong buwan ng […]
