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Marcos, FL Liza flying to Japan May 26 for state visit

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos will visit Japan on May 26 to 29 at the invitation of the Japanese...

North Korea calls Japan paper ‘grave provocation’

SEOUL – North Korea accused Japan of a “grave provocation” on Wednesday after Tokyo laid out its opposition to Pyongyang’s nuclear programme in an...

Japan PM meets Trump under pressure on Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, DC – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi risks the wrath of US President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday after rebuffing his...

Takaichi under pressure over gifts to MPs

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was under pressure Wednesday after it emerged she gave congratulatory gift catalogues to lawmakers from her ruling...

China targets 40 Japanese firms over military ties

BEIJING – China took action against 40 Japanese companies and entities on Tuesday, citing national security concerns, the latest escalation of a months-long row...

Takaichi promises ‘strong’ Japan after poll win

TOKYO – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Friday to make Japan “strong and prosperous”, while hitting out at China and pledging to keep “hitting...

China will back 2028 bet who won’t defend WPS rights

Commodore Jay Tarriela on Friday warned that China would likely back a presidential candidate in the 2028 general elections who would scale back transparency...

China using ‘force or coercion’ to change status quo

China is stepping up attempts to change the status quo "by force or coercion," Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday, while adding she...

Japan releases arrested Chinese fishing boat captain—media

Tokyo – Japan released a Chinese fishing boat captain on Friday night, one day after his arrest, local media reported. Japan’s fisheries agency seized the...

Marcos congratulates Japan’s Takaichi on election win

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. congratulated Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her landslide election victory, calling it a "historic win" that strengthens the...

Takaichi basks in historic election win

TOKYO – Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi savoured an election landslide Monday, with her ruling party projected to have won a two-thirds majority in...

Japan votes in snow-hit snap polls as Takaichi eyes strong mandate

TOKYO – Japan voted in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box...

Death toll from heavy Japan snow hits 30

TOKYO – Unusually heavy snow killed at least 30 people in Japan in the past two weeks, officials said on Tuesday, as the government...

Starmer heads to China for ‘pragmatic’ ties

BEIJING—British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a three-day visit to China on Wednesday, where he will defend London’s “pragmatic” partnership with the Asian giant...
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