TOKYO – The Japanese government has announced that fully vaccinated travelers, excluding tourists, arriving from the Philippines will be subjected to relaxed self-quarantine and testing requirements.

MANILA – The Japanese people’s response efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette continue, with donations from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines (JCCIPI) and 62 companies totaling PHP1.67 million to date.

MANILA – The Philippines received on Monday a shipment of 300 metric tons of Japanese rice donated by Japan to be distributed to Typhoon Odette affected families in Cebu, Bohol and Surigao del Norte.

TOKYO – While the Japanese government is easing its strict border restrictions to allow businesspeople, technical interns and students into the country from March 1, it emphasized on Thursday foreign tourists are still not allowed to enter Japan.