TOKYO – Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise returned to the Land of the Rising Sun for the 25th time to celebrate what he called the “culmination” of a franchise three decades in the making, as “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” held its Japan premiere on May 6.
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MANILA – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila on Monday to bolster bilateral ties, agreeing to deepen defense, economic and regional cooperation as the two countries mark nearly 70 years of diplomatic relations.
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OSAKA – The throngs of visitors, including foreigners, at the Kansai Pavilion at Expo 2025 is a welcome sight for Naoto Kawasaki, director of tourism promotion at the Shiga prefectural government.
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OSAKA – The Philippines opened its pavilion at Expo 2025 on April 13, welcoming a wave of visitors eager to experience one of the most anticipated national exhibits of the year.
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TOKYO – For decades, they lived in silence across the Philippines. Elderly people born of wartime unions between Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers, abandoned by history, and invisible to policy. Now, for the first time, Japan is extending a hand to bring some of them home.
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