MANILA – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday congratulated Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. following his victory in the Philippine presidential election last Monday.

TOKYO – The Japanese government on Tuesday said Japan wants to step up its relationship with the Philippines following Monday’s presidential election in the Southeast Asian nation.

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is providing PHP3 million as marketing and public relations campaign fund of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) to promote Philippine bananas in Japan.

TOKYO – Japan and the Philippines formally inked an agreement for a 30-billion yen loan in support of the latter’s emergency response measures against the novel coronavirus.