TOKYO – The Japanese government on Wednesday lowered its travel warning for the Philippines over the COVID-19 pandemic, and is no longer asking its citizens to refrain from nonessential trips to the Southeast Asian nation.

TOKYO – Brad Pitt is in town to promote his action comedy thriller film “Bullet Train,” which will be shown in Japanese cinemas from Sept. 1.

TOKYO – Philippine Airlines (PAL), Asia’s first airline and the country’s only 4-star flag carrier, has collaborated with Akasaka Excel Tokyu Hotel and the Department of Tourism (DOT) to boost the promotion of Philippine cuisine in Japan.

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named former Davao City Second District Representative Mylene Garcia-Albano as the Philippines' new envoy to Japan.