MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her decisive election victory and reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to deepening ties with Japan.

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has formed an inter-agency body to prepare for the Philippines’ participation in Green Expo 2027, an international horticultural exposition to be held in Yokohama, Japan.

TOKYO – Filipino workers in Japan reached a new high in 2025, government data shows, as employers continued turning to foreign labor to fill widening gaps in the country’s shrinking workforce.

MANILA – The Philippine government has tapped a ¥10 billion (about 3.7 billion pesos) disaster standby loan from Japan to fund response, recovery and rehabilitation efforts following widespread damage caused by Typhoon Tino, internationally known as Kalmaegi.