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PHILIPPINES

COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2014
How to end the Philippines' Moro insurgency
Though questions remain about the durability of the landmark peace deal that Philippines President Benigno Aquino struck with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in January, the political autonomy granted to the country's Muslim areas seems to have persuaded most fighters that the time has come to end a half-century of carnage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2014
Abe and Aquino pledge stronger security ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III pledged Tuesday to deepen security cooperation, at a time when their countries are facing growing military assertiveness from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2014
China sends four more oil rigs to South China Sea
China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its exploration for oil and gas in the tense region, less than two months after it positioned a giant drilling platform in waters claimed by Vietnam.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2014
Manila charges six with murder of Japanese man
Philippine police have charged a Japanese national, his Filipino wife and four Filipino men for the murder of a Japanese travel executive in Manila in early May, a police official said Tuesday. The suspects remain at large.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2014
Beijing pushes Manila, Hanoi closer
China has accused Vietnam of ramming its ships more than 1,000 times in a disputed part of the South China Sea and said while it wants good relations with its southern neighbor, it would not abandon principles to achieve that.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2014
Philippine, Vietnamese troops share some beers on disputed isle
Vietnamese and Philippine troops got together on a disputed island in the South China Sea on Sunday to play soccer and volleyball, as well as drink beer, in a display of unity that will not go unnoticed in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2014
Filipino woman meets Japanese kin for first time
On May 16, a 73-year-old Filipino-Japanese woman from the southern Philippine province of Davao met her Japanese relatives from Okinawa for the first time ever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2014
Vietnam stops anti-Chinese protests after riots
Vietnam flooded major cities with police to avert protests against China on Sunday in the wake of rare and deadly rioting in industrial parks that deepened a tense standoff with Beijing over sovereignty in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 16, 2014
Violence abates in Vietnam as U.S. warns China for 'provocation'
Anti-China violence subsided in Vietnam on Friday after the prime minister called for calm and its de facto ambassador to Taiwan apologized, but the United States said China's "provocative" actions in maritime disputes were dangerous and had to stop.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2014
Tensions high as South China Sea disputes boil over
China has demanded the Philippines release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew seized in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday, the latest flare-up in the oil and gas-rich waters that are claimed wholly or in part by six nations.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2014
Alarm bells ringing in Asia
The deteriorating situation in Ukraine and rising tensions between Russia and the U.S. threaten to bury President Barack Obama's floundering 'pivot' toward Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2014
Obama to visit from April 23-25
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Japan for three days from April 23 on the first leg of a weeklong Asian tour that will also take him to South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines, the White House said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2014
Visa waivers in works for Indonesians, Filipinos, Vietnamese
Japan might grant visa waivers to tourists from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam when it revises its tourism action plan in June, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2014
China's civilian fleet is a potent force asserting sovereignty in disputed seas
From harassing Filipino fishing boats and monitoring oil exploration off Vietnam to playing cat-and-mouse with the Japan Coast Guard, China's expanding fleet of civilian patrol vessels have become the enforcers in disputed Asian waters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 17, 2014
Filipino academic community in Japan unites to aid typhoon-hit homeland
Reggy Figer saw the news. A rapidly intensifying typhoon was heading towards his family in Tacloban. Concerned and nearly 3,000 km away in Nagoya, Figer sent a text message to his sister, Aileen Rose Figer-Peru, asking her to go to his parents' home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2014
Shrapnel in leg Leyte man's war memento
Many elderly people in the Philippines have made it their task in life to tell the younger generation of their ordeals during World War II in a bid to prevent war from ever happening again.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2014
Philippines publicly thanks Japan, other nations for Typhoon Haiyan support
The Philippines sent messages of thanks Saturday to Japan and other nations for their assistance after the nation was heavily damaged by super Typhoon Haiyan last November.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2014
Torture happens when people are your export
It's simply easier for leaders of some countries to export their own people abroad and count the money than to take on vested interests and generate opportunities at home.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2014
Tsunami-hit city shares recovery tips with typhoon-hit Philippines
A city in Miyagi Prefecture that was devastated by the March 2011 disasters is sharing its recovery lessons with the central Philippines, which is trying to recover from the damage Typhoon Haiyan inflicted in November.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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