TOKYO/MANILA – The Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing emergency relief goods to the Philippines in response to the damages caused by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon last July 27.

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.

MANILA/TOKYO – The Philippines has extended its condolences to Japan and the family of former prime minister Shinzo Abe over his untimely death on July 8.

TOKYO – Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, died on Friday after being shot twice by an ex-Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) member while he was campaigning in the western city of Nara.