TOKYO/MANILA – Japan is ready to provide assistance to communities affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the northern Philippines on July 27, killing six people and injuring 136.

TOKYO – The Tom Cruise starrer “Top Gun: Maverick,” which first hit screens in Japan on May 27,” has exceeded 9.26 billion yen (as of press time) in cumulative revenue at the Japanese box office, and has become the number one live-action movie released in the country in 2022.

TOKYO – Japan has captured four spots on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list of 2022, three of the awardees are from Tokyo and one is from Osaka.

TOKYO – A total of 27,200 visitors from the Philippines entered Japan in the first half of the year, a drop of 90.8 percent compared to the same period in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to a preliminary data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on July 20.