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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016
Manila police detonate IED near U.S. Embassy
Philippine police safely detonated an improvised bomb Monday morning near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, with a section of the road where it was found closed off.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2016
Philippine government agrees new truce with Maoist-led rebels
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to a new cease-fire with Maoist-led guerrillas, who declared a truce several hours before, ahead of fresh peace talks in Norway next week, a senior administration official said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2016
Philippines sets the ball rolling for federal system
The Philippines is paving the way to shift to a federal form of government by 2022, after President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with the leaders of Congress to set up a body to amend the constitution, the speaker of the house said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2016
Filipino health workers tout program offering careers in Japan
Filipino health workers training in Japan under an intergovernmental program are increasingly taking up the opportunity to learn about Japanese health care and practice their profession in the country.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2016
Philippines releases North Korean ship held under U.N. sanctions
The Philippines has released a North Korean-controlled cargo ship it seized on March 4 under U.N. sanctions after the vessel received clearance from the United Nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Imperial Couple help heal wounds for Japanese descendents in the Philippines
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Thursday met with Filipinos of Japanese descent who endured hard times amid anti-Japanese sentiment after World War II.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2015
Typhoon Melor bearing down on central Philippines, threatening 4-meter storm surge
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines on Monday as a category 3 typhoon barreled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding and landslides.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2015
Japanese man slain in Manila last week was insurance beneficiary of another murder victim
Police say there is a connection between a Japanese man killed in Manila last year and one killed last week, sources said.
JAPAN / History
Mar 4, 2015
Filipino historian notes importance of WWII's Battle of Manila
The fierce monthlong Battle of Manila fought 70 years ago should not only be remembered for the destruction and loss of lives, but also for its strategic importance in the entire Pacific War, according to a Filipino historian.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Japanese man gunned down in Philippines
Motorcycle-riding gunmen on Monday shot dead a 66-year-old Japanese man who was waiting for a ride in Antipolo City, east of Manila, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2014
Six Filipino-Japanese to press for Japanese citizenship
Six descendants of Japanese who live in the Philippines will leave for Tokyo on Tuesday to appeal for official recognition as Japanese citizens.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2014
Philippine prosecutors quash complaint in Japanese murder case
Philippine prosecutors have quashed a complaint filed by police against a Japanese man, his Filipino wife, and four other men over the killing of a Japanese travel executive in Manila in May.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2014
Man killed in Philippines while visiting girlfriend; three in custody
A 60-year-old Japanese man was stabbed to death last Monday near Manila by knife-wielding men who allegedly tried to rob him of his bag containing cash and other valuables, police said Thursday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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