Tokyo police are investigating whether there is an extensive drug-smuggling network behind last month’s arrest of a Taiwanese man. They arrested 37-year-old Chung Chia-hsien on charges of smuggling 152 kilograms of illegal stimulants, valued at a street price of more than 90 million dollars, from China to Japan in October. The police and Tokyo Customs […]
Philippine’s President Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed criminals when he was mayor. Duterte said in a speech in Manila on Monday that when he was the mayor of Davao City, he would go looking for criminals and kill them to set an example for police officers. Local media reported the remark on Wednesday. A […]
Malacañang has declared Dec. 26, 2016 and January 2, 2017 as special non-working days in the country to “give the people full opportunity to celebrate the holidays with their families and loved ones.” The declaration was made through Proclamation No. 117 released on Wednesday and signed by acting executive secretary Menardo Guevarra. Dec. 25 or […]
The Japanese government decided Monday to allow skilled foreign workers to work in the agricultural sector in certain special economic zones, aiming to alleviate a labor shortage in the sector exacerbated by the graying of Japan’s population. “We have decided to add the employment of foreign workers in the agricultural sector…to the menu for strategic […]
The Japanese government will send officials to the Philippines to help treat and rehabilitate drug addicts in the country. About 2 million people are addicted to stimulants and drugs in the Philippines. Eradication of drugs is a top priority under the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Japanese government will send a team of experts […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joked about dying on a plane crash, which would pave the way for Vice President Leni Robredo to assume his post. During a speech in Bukidnon, an aide handed him a note, in an apparent attempt to ask him to wind down. The President read the message to the crowd: […]
Tokyo metropolitan police have begun installing new multilingual signs at pedestrian crossings to help internationals in the city. The new signs are meant to make it easier for foreign visitors use button-activated street crossing signals. The effort comes amid a growing number of tourists and as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games approach. Workers […]
The Philippine Coast Guard welcomed its second Parola-class 44-meter multi-role response vessel, BRP Malabrigo (MMRV-4402) at the Headquarters Coast Guard Ready Force Pier 13, Manila today, December 8. Transportation Undersecretary for Maritime Sector, Felipe A. Judan attended the occasion as the Guest of Honor and Speaker. She was named after the Malabrigo Point Lighthouse situated […]
Investigators in western Japan say a crane-truck driver was playing Pokemon Go on a smartphone when his vehicle hit and killed a woman on a mini-bike. Hiroki Negami, 47, has been charged with negligent driving resulting in death for an accident that occurred in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, in September. Investigators said Negami failed to carefully […]
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday vowed to oppose a new authoritarian regime in the country, after political differences with President Rodrigo Duterte forced her to quit the cabinet. “Above all, we will strongly remain vigilant and cautious to prevent another return of any form of dictatorship,” Robredo said on Monday, stopping short of […]
