MANILA/TOKYO – Philippine Airlines (PAL) assured its customers of continued operations to Japan amid its announcement of financial restructuring plan under the United States bankruptcy code's Chapter 11 to ensure its survival of the COVID-19 crisis.

TOKYO – Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude to his successor Yoshihide Suga for “taking over the job” when he resigned last year due to ill-health.

TOKYO – More than half of Japan's total population have received at least one dose of novel coronavirus vaccines, according to data released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday.

TOKYO – After declaring a COVID-19 state of emergency for 13 prefectures, including Tokyo, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has broadened the declaration to eight more areas as the country struggles to contain a fifth wave of infections driven by the highly contagious Delta variant.