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Palace on China’s not taking first shot: We don’t take words on ”face value”

July 30, 2019

Malacanang is not taking China’s words on its face value that it would not make the first shot in the wake of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “We do not take words of other countries on their face

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DILG clarifies road clearing order is nationwide, not only Metro Manila

July 30, 2019

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Tuesday the directive issued Monday in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s instruction to clear roads of obstructions does not cover local chief executives of Metro Manila but local government units

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Lorenzana said disaster resilence summit very timely

July 30, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza on Tuesday said the National Disaster Resilience Summit event is ”very timely” as it stresses the importance of being ready at all times. “This summit is a very timely event and we should conduct this regularly

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INTERVIEW: Hoshide wants Japanese technology to be used in lunar, Mars exploration

July 29, 2019

New York–Japan should make use of its space technology in international cooperation to explore the moon and Mars, Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide said in an interview with Jiji Press in New York on Friday. “As an advanced space nation, Japan

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Post office employee forges insurance contracts

July 29, 2019

Tokyo–A post office section chief has forged contracts for life insurance products the office has been selling for Japan Post Insurance Co. , it was learned Monday. The section chief, aged between 50 and 59, created insurance contracts without consent

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Japan to accept online Visa applications from Chinese tourists

July 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japan said Monday that its diplomatic offices in China will accept applications for tourism visas to Japan online through designated travel agencies, starting in April next year. Online applications for single-entry tourism visas will be accepted at seven Japanese diplomatic

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Suspected swine fever case found in Japan’s Toyama

July 29, 2019

Toyama–A suspected case of swine fever has been found in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, prefectural officials said Monday. A wild boar found in the city of Toyama has tested positive for the disease, also known as hog cholera, the officials

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Japan regrets Busan’s suspension of exchange programs

July 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday it is “very regrettable” that the southern South Korean city of Busan decided to suspend its administrative exchange programs with Japan until bilateral relations improve. “For the future of Japan-South Korea relations,

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