TOKYO – The Japanese government on Saturday has lifted all novel coronavirus travel restrictions for visitors and returnees entering the country, in anticipation of a surge in travelers during the Golden Week holiday period that began the same day.

TOKYO/MANILA – Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa expressed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s condolences on the passing of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, who died on Tuesday at the age of 83.

TOKYO – Japan’s reopening of its borders to international tourism has attracted an increasing number of visitors from the Philippines, according to a preliminary report by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on April 19.

TOKYO – Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano has presented her credentials to Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday, formally commencing her role as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s envoy to the Land of the Rising Sun.