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INTERVIEW: Reiwa Shinsengumi ready to cooperate with other opposition parties

August 11, 2019

Tokyo–New Japanese political group Reiwa Shinsengumi is ready to cooperate with other opposition parties under certain conditions in the next election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, leader Taro Yamamoto said in a recent interview with

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Residency program for fourth-generation Japanese little used

August 11, 2019

Tokyo–A residency program in Japan that allows fourth-generation Japanese descendants living overseas to work in the country has been used little due to strict requirements such as language proficiency and age. Under the program introduced in July last year, only

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Palace on joint exploration with China: How can we be at a disadvantage?

August 11, 2019

Malacacanang assured on Sunday that the government’s plan to conduct a joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea would be to the country’s advantage. In an interview by Radyo Inquirer, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted that it was

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to standardize english road signs

August 11, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese transport ministry plans to standardize English descriptions in road signs across the country to make them foreigner-friendly in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, informed sources told Jiji Press. The ministry will make the

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Duterte still to raise Hague ruling with Xi even if China insists it won’t change stance – Palace

August 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte would still bring up the arbitral ruling during his visit to China later this month to Chinese President Xi Jinping even if Beijing’s envoy insisted that they would not recognize it, Malacanang said on Sunday. In an

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P51M “shabu” found in Northern Samar coast

August 11, 2019

Around P51-million worth of shabu was discovered Friday afternoon in the coast of Biri, Northern Samar. According to a report from Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 8 Director Dionardo Bernardo Carlos, at 2:35pm a fisherman personally turned over to the

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PSALM discovers P238.3M unremitted UC collections; demands immediate remittance by Coops

August 11, 2019

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) discovered that about P238.3 Million has been collected from electricity consumers by eleven (11) electric cooperatives as Universal Charge (UC), but not remitted to PSALM as the administrator of the UC.  PSALM

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Duterte greets Filipino Muslims on Eid’l Adha

August 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte extended on Sunday his greetings to the Filipino Muslims for the observance of of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. In his message, Duterte urged the Filipino Muslims to help in bringing about a better society.

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