New emperor makes 1st appearance before palace visitors
May 5, 2019
Tokyo–New Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who assumed the throne on Wednesday, made his first appearance before visitors to the Imperial Palace on Saturday. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, together with other adult Imperial Family members including Crown Prince Akishino, showed up
Asahi reporter killed in 1987 gun attack remembered
May 4, 2019
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref.–A reporter of the Asahi Shimbun major Japanese daily who was killed in a gun attack in 1987 was remembered on Friday, which marked the 32nd anniversary of the crime. People came to the newspaper publisher’s Hanshin bureau
ADB to spend 5 B. dollars on fight against marine waste
May 4, 2019
Nadi, Fiji–The Asian Development Bank has announced plans to spend 5 billion dollars, including through syndicated loans, in 2019-2024 to help the Asia-Pacific region tackle plastic waste and other forms of marine pollution. The Manila-based ADB also plans to support
Abe resolved on constitutional change in 2020; Opposition head wary
May 4, 2019
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his goal of revising the Japanese constitution and bringing the amended top law into effect in 2020, in a video message released on Friday, the first Constitution Day of the country since its new era
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Defense Ministry eying new measures against power harassment
May 3, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to compile this summer a set of new measures to prevent power harassment, a senior ministry official told Jiji Press on Friday. The ministry believes that existing measures have been ineffective, with the number of cases
Comelec says nearly ready for May 13 elections
May 3, 2019
The Commission on Elections ( Comelec) pn Friday said they are 98 percent ready for the midterm elections coming in 10 days even as the National Movement for Free Elections ( Namfrel) withdrew as their partner in the manual vote
Stock index lower, peso slightly higher
May 3, 2019
Philippine stocks reversed course, with the main index closing below 8,000 points but the peso settled slightly higher against the US dollar on Friday. The peso ended at P51.85 from Thursday’s P51.87. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the
Military urges local gov’t officials not to back NPAs in Visayas
May 3, 2019
A military official urged local government officials not to support the New People’s Army (NPA) in Visayas. Maj. Abel Potutan, public information officer of the Central Command, said Lieutenant General Noel Clement, the highest-ranked military official in the Visayas, made
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