“Hiroto,” “Misaki” most popular names for boys, girls in Heisei

March 29, 2019

Tokyo–“Hiroto” using kanji characters meaning “big” and “fly high,” and “Misaki” comprising characters for “beautiful” and “bloom” were the most popular names given to boys and girls, respectively, who were born in Japan during the 30 years of the country’s

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Japan new era name to be announced around 11:30 A.M. Monday

March 29, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government on Friday confirmed that it will announce the new era name around 11:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. GMT) Monday. The government confirmed Monday’s procedures in a meeting at the prime minister’s office Friday morning, which was chaired by

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Japan housing starts up 4.2 percent in February

March 29, 2019

Tokyo–Housing starts in Japan in February rose 4.2 pct from a year before to 71,966 units, up for the third straight month, the land ministry said Friday. The increase was led by growth in construction starts for owner-occupied housing and

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Duterte hopes Murad-led BTA to promote good governance, accountability

March 29, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Friday the new Bangsamoro regional government would promote good governance and accountability. This as Duterte led the formal inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority led by Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro

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More swine fever cases confirmed in Central Japan

March 29, 2019

Nagoya–The Aichi prefectural government said Friday that additional swine fever cases have been confirmed in Seto and Tahara in the central Japan prefecture. The prefectural government will slaughter a total of some 2,400 pigs kept at the farms. In the

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Residential real estate prices edge slightly higher in fourth quarter 2018 : BSP

March 29, 2019

Residential real estate prices slightly rose by 0.5 percent year-on-year in Q4 2018 as the Residential Real Estate Price Index increased to 118 from 117.4 for the same quarter a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday.

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Stocks, peso close higher

March 29, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso ended higher on Friday. The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) index settled at 7,920.93, up 44.53 points. In the broader market, there were 112 decliners, 97 gainers while 35 shares were unchanged. The peso closed

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WHO says Philippines measles outbreak may spread in Western Pacific

March 29, 2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday expressed concerns that the measles outbreak in the Philippines could spread in the Western Pacific Region. In a statement, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai said they are worried the measles

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