MANILA/TOKYO – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday expressed his gratitude to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his “significant contributions” in strengthening the strategic partnership between the Philippines and Japan.

TOKYO – The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that the Philippines was picked number one for the first time as the Best Overseas Diving Area at the Marine Diving Awards 2020 held recently in Ikebukuro.

MANILA – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with Japanese non-profit organization A Child's Trust is Ours to Nurture (ACTION) distributed hygiene kits to benefit almost 2,000 children and personnel in Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) in the Philippines.

TOKYO – The Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) on Aug. 28 turned over its letter of donation worth 100 million yen to the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ).