Emperor Akihito speaks at ordinary diet session ceremony
January 28, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s Emperor Akihito gave a speech at the opening ceremony for the ordinary session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Monday. The ceremony for the 198th Diet session was the last of its kind for Emperor Akihito to deliver
Japan sent monitoring mission for BOL plebiscite
January 28, 2019
Japan, on January 21, dispatched a monitoring team to Cotabato City as international observers of the first plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a press statement from the Embassy of Japan said Monday,. The mission, headed
Military orders close monitoring of maritime waters in Visayas
January 28, 2019
A military official ordered close monitoring of maritime waters in the Visayas region following the twin explosions in Jolo last Sunday. “I have ordered all our troops, the Army, Navy and Air Force to closely monitor the maritime waters of
Annual wage talks effectively kick off in Japan
January 28, 2019
Tokyo–A two-day management-labor forum of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, began in Tokyo on Monday, effectively marking the start of this year’s “shunto” annual spring wage talks. In a speech, Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi expressed hope that member companies
Japan MSDF Ikazuchi arriving for goodwill visit
January 28, 2019
A destroyer of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) is arriving in the country on Tuesday morning. Capt. Jonathan Zata, public affairs director of the Philippine Navy, said JS Ikazuchi, a Murasame class destroyer will arrive at Pier 9, South Harbor
Abe defends consumption Tax Hike as Inevitable
January 28, 2019
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a policy speech before the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Monday, defended a planned consumption tax hike in October as inevitable to allow the country to cope with its aging population. Abe reiterated his eagerness to
Authorities looking at probable suspects of Jolo blast
January 28, 2019
Suspects responsible for the explosion at the Mt. Carmel Cathedral in Jolo were seen on the CCTV camera footage. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano in a press briefing in Jolo Monday said they saw the alleged suspects enter the church before
Aso vows to raise consumption tax as planned
January 28, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday the government will raise the consumption tax rate to 10 pct from 8 pct in October as planned. “Through the consumption tax hike in October this year, we’ll secure a stable revenue source”
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