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 […]
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This very strong typhoon is heading toward western Japan. Typhoon Malakas is moving northeast at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour. It was at about 160 kilometers west of the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture at 5 PM Monday local time. Its central pressure is 945 hectopascals. It is packing winds of more […]
