TOKYO – The Japanese government on Friday said it would require all travelers entering Japan to submit negative results from COVID-19 tests taken within 72 hours of their departure for the country during the period of the second state of emergency that was declared Thursday.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three other nearby prefectures that will last for a month in an effort to curb soaring COVID-19 infections.

MANILA – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday released another 10 billion yen (roughly PHP4.7 billion) under its Post-Disaster Standby Loan 2 (PDSL 2) assistance to the Philippines in support of families devastated by recent typhoons in the last quarter of 2020.

MANILA – The Philippine government on Wednesday has started to bar the entry of foreign travelers from Japan and 18 other countries in addition to the United Kingdom to prevent the new and more transmissible coronavirus variant from entering the country.