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PHILIPPINES

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022
Super Typhoon Noru hits Philippines, leaving five rescuers dead
The country had buckled down for a direct hit, but on Monday morning there was no sign of the widespread devastation many had feared.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2022
Super Typhoon Noru slams into the Philippines
Noru, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year, with wind speeds of 195 kph, made landfall in Burdeos municipality on the Polillo islands, part of Quezon province, late Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2022
Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law-era horrors
Amnesty International estimates thousands of people were killed after Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law in 1972, but misinformation about that era is now rife on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2022
Stagflation-free Asian markets are leaving taper tantrums behind
Countries are reaping the rewards of a quarter-century preparing for a repeat of the turmoil that set off the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2022
Casino suppliers quit Macao for resurgent Singapore and Philippines
With demand in Macao waning, Light & Wonder, a leading provider of products used in casinos, is relocating its expatriate staff to the Philippines, which has become its top market in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022
Billionaire bets on renewables in biggest 2022 Philippine IPO
Enrique Razon made his fortune operating ports and running casinos. His next target is the country's nascent renewables industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022
School resumes in the Philippines, ending one of world’s longest shutdowns
Even before the pandemic, the Philippines had among the world's largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and comprehend simple texts by age 10.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2022
Years of pandemic school closures leave Philippines with deep scars
Protracted school closures worsen basic literacy standards and will likely reduce the productivity and earnings of children once they enter the workforce, the World Bank has warned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2022
Taiwan tensions underscore importance of Philippines-U.S. ties, new president Marcos says
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the presidential palace in Manila on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022
Marcos administration changing tack on foreign policy in the Philippines
The newly elected president has canceled major projects with China and Russia, while openly welcoming expanded trade and investment ties with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2022
Fidel Ramos, who helped end Marcos dictatorship, dies at 94
Former Philippine President Ramos died Sunday, according to radio station DZRH and state-owned broadcaster PTV.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2022
Manila’s helicopter deal cancellation increases pressure on Russian defense industry
The Mi-17 cancellation was unexpected as the Philippines had reiterated as recently as March that it was planning to proceed with the procurement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2022
Death toll rises following powerful Philippines earthquake
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least five people in the northern Philippines, toppling buildings and shaking high-rise towers in the capital Manila.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2022
As inflation hits, Asia’s central banks play catch-up in global rush to raise rates
The rest of the world, including emerging markets, began lifting rates as early as last June, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kicked off an accelerated timeline for its policy tightening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2022
New Philippine president faces delicate balancing act between U.S. and China
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s predecessor gained international attention for seeking to pivot away from the United States toward China.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 12, 2022
Health care data privacy fears grow worldwide after U.S. restricts abortion access
Activists fear some could be too scared to search online for the term 'abortion,' and caution against sharing data in mobile health apps often used to track fertility.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2022
Marcos Jr.’s big promises to Philippines face economic reality
The government lacks the fiscal space to allow tax concessions, or spend big on building bridges, roads and ports after racking up debt to help cushion the impact of the pandemic.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream
Kenichi Takano leaves a police station in Tokyo on Thursday to be sent over to prosecutors.
Struggling Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The struggling tech giant announced Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the U.S. computer chipmaker.
Concerns grow over possible U.S. tariffs on Japan's auto sector
Toyota vehicles are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Nagoya in June last year.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan’s No. 2 diplomat seeks higher-level ‘unofficial’ Japan meetings as ties grow
Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu told The Japan Times in an interview last week in Taipei that he hopes with the island democracy can strengthen ties with Japan and other like-minded nations “at every level.”
14 years after 3/11 disasters, Fukushima vies to become a startup hub
Aizawa Concrete employees work in the Namie factory in Fukushima Prefecture in January.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.

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