TOKYO – The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has opened its call for entries for its 33rd edition set to take place in the Japanese capital from Oct. 31 to Nov. 9.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged people to cooperate with the government as Japan continues to battle the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

TOKYO – More than a week after declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expanded the declaration to the entire country in a bid to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

MANILA/TOKYO – President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that the Philippines is ready to join the clinical trials of Japan's antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) as potential COVID-19 treatment.