Wearing a bright smile on his face, the 39-year-old hunk, who graced the cover of Filipino-Japanese Journal twice, regaled his fans with upbeat songs like “Uptown Funk” and “Rude,” even Freddie Aguilar’s “Kumusta Ka Aking Mahal,” Sugarfree’s “Makita Kang Muli,” and his own hit song “Pusong Ligaw.”

TOKYO – Seated between Southeast Asian directors Eric Khoo and Garin Nugroho, award-winning Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza discussed his multiple film collaborations with Japan at a symposium held in Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Wednesday night.

TOKYO – Filipino auteur Lav Diaz’s first-ever sci-fi film, “The Halt (Ang Hupa)” will be featured at the sixth edition of Crosscut Asia section of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).

TOKYO – Stephen Curry teamed up with Under Armour and Rakuten, Inc. for the first-ever “Underrated Tour, powered by Rakuten” basketball camp in Japan.