TOKYO – Japanese fans experienced a wave of disappointment as the highly-anticipated Japan premiere, stage greeting, and press conference of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” were canceled due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood.

MANILA – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit the Philippines by the end of this year, according to Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, who made the announcement on July 8.

TOKYO – Celebrating the vibrant Philippine culture and heritage, the Philippine Embassy, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), hosted the two-day event “Habi Natin: Philippine Terno and Weaves Exhibition and Lecture.”

TOKYO – In a historic moment, Mylene Garcia-Albano, the Philippines’ first woman Ambassador to Japan, set the stage for diplomacy by hosting her inaugural diplomatic reception at the Fuji Room of Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel.