Japan has reluctantly agreed to help Sri Lanka overcome its economic crisis–worse than any other the South Asian island nation has faced in its seventy-year history–in part because of Tokyo’s concerns about Chinese political influence.
Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who assumed office yesterday, declared, “Judge me not by my ancestors, but by my actions” as he won the 2022 national elections.
Rey Ventura, author of the groundbreaking 1992 memoir “Underground in Japan,” returns to his old crime scene in Kotobukicho, Yokohama.
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is being revered as the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist, but it has only been two years since she found her name “red-tagged,” or blacklisted, by the Duterte regime.
The Covid-19 crisis became a dominating issue for the world, and Japan is no exception. This is a timeline of the events so far.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of June 2020.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of August 2019.
The company Sumifru, affiliated with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, has found itself in hot water over its alleged human rights violations against banana plantation workers in the Philippines.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 30, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 18, 2018.
