MANILA – Fully vaccinated Filipinos and foreign nationals with or without negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure from Japan are required to undergo facility-based quarantines, swabbing and self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms.

TOKYO – Japanese model Ai Tominaga and eight other celebrities were honored at the inaugural 2021 Kimonoist Award held at Happo-en last Nov. 9.

TOKYO – The final curtain came down at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toho Cinemas Hibiya Screen 12 on Nov. 8, ten days after it kicked off its second “pandemic edition,” with “Dear Evan Hansen” being its closing film.

MANILA/TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday pledged to continue to support the Philippine government in addressing the novel coronavirus pandemic.