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Japanese foreign minister Motegi Toshimitsu to visit the Philippines

January 5, 2020

Japanese foreign minister Motegi Toshimitsu will visit Manila from January 8-9, 2020 as a guest of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Motegi will have a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. on 9 January, according to

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Japan Foreign Ministry Commends Ph Seafarer’s Union, Manning Group

October 8, 2019

Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda hosted a reception last Oct. 1 at his residence to celebrate the awarding of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation to the Associated Marine Officer’s and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) and the Philippine-Japan Manning Consultative Council

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Duterte Not Attending Emperor Naruhito’s Enthronement

October 3, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is not attending the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito on October 22, his spokesperson said. In a press conference, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told reporters Duterte is scheduled to leave for Russia and Thailand next month and

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Philippines Deports Wanted Online Manga Pirate To Japan

September 25, 2019

Philippines authorities deported on Tuesday, Sept. 24, a Japanese wanted for allegedly creating the “Manga Mura” website that run pirated manga in violation of Japan’s copyright law. Romi Hoshino, 28, was turned over by immigration officials to Japanese police at

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Philippines To Highlight Lapu-Lapu’s Victory Over Magellan In 2021 Commemoration

September 16, 2019

The Philippines will highlight the victory of native chieftain Lapu-lapu over explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the battle of Mactan to mark the 500th year commemoration of the arrival of the Spanish expedition in the islands in 2021. Despite Magellan’s death,

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Duterte Declares General Yamashita’s Surrender A Public Holiday

September 16, 2019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marked the surrender of Japanese wartime general, Tomoyuki Yamashita, to American and Filipino forces in Ifugao province in 1945 by declaring Sept. 3 as a working public holiday. Known as the Tiger of Malaya for leading

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Manila Files Diplomatic Protest Against Beijing Over Boat Sinking

June 15, 2019

The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after a Chinese vessel abandoned the crew of a Filipino fishing boat which it hit and sank off Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. The 22 Filipino fishermen were rescued

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Duterte invites Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako to visit Philippines

June 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has invited new Japanese Emperor Naruhito as well as Empress Masako to the Philippines. The invitation was coursed through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during Duterte’s meeting with the Japanese leader in Tokyo last May. Duterte was in

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