Philippine exports fell in December despite an increase in electronics, woodcraft and ignition wiring shipments, leaving the total for 2015 to $58.65 billion, down 5.6% from a year earlier and short of a 7% government target. The Philippine Statistics Authority said Wednesday that total exports in December fell 3.0% to $4.66 billion from $4.80 billion. […]
A pharmaceutical firm on Thursday confirmed that the world’s first ever dengue vaccine is now available in the country. During the official launch of the vaccine on Thursday, Sanofi Pasteur Country Manager Ching Santos said the doses of dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia arrived in the country last week and was available since Wednesday. “The delivery of […]
Three members of a family perished in a fire that destroyed their house in Shomotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, on Thursday morning. According to police, six people lived in the two-story wooden house and an adjacent house owned by Isamu Omori, 60. Fuji TV reported that at around 7:40 a.m., Omori’s 52-year-old wife called 119 to report […]
Police in Tokyo are stepping up crackdowns on illegal parking of sightseeing buses in popular districts as large numbers of Chinese visit Japan’s capital during the Lunar New Year holidays. Police are focusing on 4 districts — Ginza, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Asakusa — where tourist buses are causing traffic jams. Buses are allowed to stop […]
Police in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, have arrested the manager of a yakitori restaurant on suspicion of attempting to rob the establishment on Jan 15. According to police, the suspect, Takashi Sato, 22, wearing a mask and sunglasses, entered the restaurant when he was off duty, and threatened staff with a knife, Fuji TV reported. Although […]
Children from one of the Philippines’ worst slums have appeared on a Japanese catwalk at special fashion shows in their country to inspire themselves to strive for a better life. Junior student Ayumi Nishigawa of Kobe College leads a group effort to stage the shows with the aim of empowering the underprivileged children, enabling them […]
Four Filipino women who said they were sexually abused by Japanese soldiers during World War II held a protest on Wednesday in the Philippine capital. Four Filipino women who said they were sexually abused by Japanese soldiers during World War II held a protest on Wednesday in the Philippine capital to denounce Japan’s recent claims […]
An armed man dressed as a woman robbed a pedestrian on a street in the city of Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, but returned some of her cash before fleeing the scene, police said. According to police, the incident occurred shortly after 12 a.m. on Sunday. A man dressed as a woman approached a 31-year-old woman walking […]
All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. will scrap fuel surcharges for their international flights from April to reflect the plummeting cost of jet fuel. The last time the two airlines removed surcharges was in September 2009. Travel agencies welcome the move as the number of Japanese traveling overseas has been shrinking. “It will […]
The Philippines has overtaken Thailand and Vietnam as the investment destination of choice in Asia among Japanese companies diversifying beyond China, a ranking official of the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) told The STAR. In an interview during his recent visit to the country, Jetro executive vice president Tatsuhiro Shindo said the Philippines has moved […]
