TOKYO – The Japanese health ministry on Tuesday has approved the use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Novavax, making it the fourth novel coronavirus jab available in Japan.

MANILA – The Japanese and Philippine government exchanged diplomatic notes on April 18 on Japan’s loan support for the Philippines’ emergency response to the novel coronavirus.

MANILA – As a supporting mechanism for the Department of Education’s Last Mile Schools Program, Japan officially handed over more than 3,500 android tablets and 21 Wi-Fi local area network (LAN) sets with solar-powered batteries to the Philippines.

MANILA/TOKYO – In a significant milestone in their decade-old strategic partnership, the Philippines and Japan held their first Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting on April 9 in Tokyo.