MANILA – More than 15 million pesos worth of laboratory equipment for the surveillance and management of the novel coronavirus in San Lazaro Hospital have been provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help the Philippines’ pandemic response efforts.

MANILA – The Government of Japan and various leading Japanese companies based in the Philippines have teamed up to support the country’s Typhoon Odette relief efforts.

TOKYO – Governor Yuriko Koike on Sunday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it “a clear violation of international law, as it seriously undermines the territorial and sovereign integrity of Ukraine.”

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.