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SB19 announces new date of ‘PAGTATAG!’ world tour in Japan

THE ASIAN leg of P-pop group SB19’s highly anticipated “PAGTATAG!” concert tour continues as the quintet set a new date…

1 year ago

Japan earthquake assistance hotline for OFWs activated

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has activated a helpline for overseas Filipino workers and their families affected by the…

1 year ago

Travel Destinations: Places Gen Zs are ticking off their bucket lists

2024 is finally here! It’s time to leave behind everything that’s happened in the past and use this time for…

1 year ago

To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan’s space ambitions

TAIKI, Japan:  Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket…

1 year ago

Japan trials over-the-counter sales of ‘morning-after’ pill

TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday began trial sales of over-the-counter "morning-after" contraceptive pills, according to the country's pharmaceutical association, in…

1 year ago

Filipino youth leaders to join ASEAN-Japan exchange program

ELEVEN young Filipino individuals will be representing the country at the upcoming 47th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth…

1 year ago

Japan opens hotline for male sex abuse victims

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced…

2 years ago

One in 10 Japanese are older than 80

MORE than 10 percent of Japanese people have crossed 80 years or older for the first time, new official data…

2 years ago

Japan brands drop boyband agency after sex abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Japan, automaker Nissan and beer giant Kirin said they were dissociating themselves from Japan's biggest boyband…

2 years ago

Japan’s Mount Fuji ‘screaming’ from too many tourists

WITH its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan's Mount Fuji…

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