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PHILIPPINES

ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2017
China commits $3.4 billion for Philippine infrastructure projects
China has committed to finance at least three infrastructure projects in the Philippines worth $3.4 billion, two of which could be rolled out in the first half of this year, trade officials from both countries said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2017
Australia says no plan for joint South China Sea patrols with Indonesia
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday that his country aimed to work more closely with Indonesia on maritime security, but there was no plan for the neighbors to hold joint patrols in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2017
New phase of Philippine anti-drug war calls on 'men of burning desire' to join task force
The Philippines police chief announced the relaunch on Monday of anti-narcotics operations he hoped would be less bloody, "or even bloodless," entering a new phase in a war on drugs that has caused international alarm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2017
China to boost defense spending by 'about 7%' in 2017 amid 'outside meddling' in maritime disputes
China will boost its defense budget by "around 7 percent" this year, a top official said Saturday, as Beijing seeks to inject more cash into its increasingly modern military amid "outside meddling" in territorial disputes in the East and South China seas.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2017
China launches new ship for South China Sea cruises
A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Friday, the latest effort by Beijing to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2017
Out of the shadows: Manila's meth dealers back on the streets as cops pull back
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs had until three weeks ago driven the trade in crystal methamphetamine underground, according to residents and drug users in some of the slum areas of the nation's capital city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2017
U.S. carrier group begins 'routine patrol' of tense South China Sea
In a move likely to stoke the ire of Beijing, the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1, which includes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began what the navy called "routine operations" in the contested South China Sea on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2017
Duterte suspends Philippine anti-drug force after murder of South Korean businessman
When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 10, 2017
Exploring the evolution of Filipino cuisine in Japan
With enough hunger, patience, and determination, it's possible to track down just about any kind of food in and around Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2017
Behind the scenes, Tillerson tones down rhetoric on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to have toned down his unexpectedly stern words on China's actions in the disputed South China Sea made during his confirmation hearings, an apparently leaked document has shown.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2017
Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war
A young man's body lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by bullet casings. A loved one rushed to the scene in the dark, rundown Manila neighborhood and howled in anguish as onlookers huddled behind a police cordon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2017
Duterte accuses U.S. of building 'permanent' arsenal depots in Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte accused the United States on Sunday of risking regional stability by building permanent arms depots in his country, and threatened to respond by scrapping a security treaty between them.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2017
Philippines says U.S. military to upgrade bases, defense deal remains intact
The United States will upgrade and build facilities on Philippine military bases this year, Manila's defense minister said on Thursday, bolstering an alliance strained by President Rodrigo Duterte's opposition to a U.S. troop presence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Trump White House warns Beijing over 'takeover' of South China Sea
The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2017
Don't use ASEAN as 'proxy' for rivalry, Philippines tells outside states
The Philippines told countries outside Southeast Asia on Monday not to use the region as "a proxy for their rivalry" as it wanted to preserve unity and establish a mechanism to resolve disputes in the South China Sea.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2017
China, Philippines agree to cooperate on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion
China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2017
Philippines defense chief calls China arms on South China Sea islands 'troubling'
China's recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was "very troubling", the Philippines' defense minister said Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing's activities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Manila admits protest was lodged with Beijing over South China Sea arms buildup
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest with China, its foreign minister said on Monday, over Beijing's installation last year of anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on its man-made islets in the disputed South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2017
Philippine Islamist militants free Korean and Filipino from cargo ship
Islamist militants in the Philippines allied with Islamic State freed on Saturday a South Korean cargo ship captain and a Filipino member of his crew held captive for more than three months on a southern island, an army spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2017
Learning to bow: Japan reluctantly opens door to foreign housemaids
In a Japanese-style apartment, Maria Del Bago learns how to properly bow, clean traditional tatami floor-matting and decipher instructions for a high-tech toilet.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of U.S. Navy personnel on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the American naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder
Members of the media gather outside the Nara District Court in the city of Nara on Tuesday hours before the start of the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JPYC, world’s first yen stablecoin, is issued
Noritaka Okabe, head of Japanese startup JPYC, at a news conference for the first yen stablecoin in Tokyo on Monday
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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