MANILA – The Japanese government officially turned over 425 metric tons of rice donations to the National Food Authority (NFA) to help the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption in Batangas last January.

CHIBA – A novel coronavirus testing center that can provide negative test certificates to departing passengers in a minimum of two hours will open at Narita International Airport on Nov. 2.

In 2019, the Philippines achieved a new milestone in the country’s tourism history when it welcomed 8.26 million foreign visitors.

Japan Tobacco International (Philippines) is studying the possibility of further increasing its procurement of locally produced tobacco from the current 4.6 million kg it has programmed to buy in 2021 to support local growers reeling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.