TOKYO – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed its service in Japan on Wednesday, with full flights between Nagoya and Manila, and Narita and Manila.

TOKYO – Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi denied on Friday that the government had decided to allow resumption of travel with certain countries following media reports that Japan may soon resume business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Vietnam.

MANILA/TOKYO – The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo has not recorded a single fatality related to the new coronavirus, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V said Monday.

MANILA/TOKYO – Philippine Airlines on Thursday announced its plans to resume operating a limited number of passenger flights on selected routes to Japan, which is currently under hiatus due to travel curbs imposed by the government in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, from June 16.