TOKYO – Filipinos applying for visas to stay in Japan for three months or longer must undergo tuberculosis screening under new rules announced by the Japanese health ministry to help curb the disease’s spread.

TOKYO – UNESCO on Wednesday approved adding Japan’s “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold” to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay.

TOKYO – The Philippines has become the first Asian country to supply Hass avocados to Japan, a milestone achieved after more than a decade of efforts to secure market access and meet rigorous quality standards.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the Japanese government is prepared to offer “all possible assistance” to the Philippines following the damage inflicted by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) across Luzon and Visayas provinces last week.