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Business as usual inside Athletes’ Village

TOKYO—It may be a State of Emergency in Japan, but it’s business as usual inside the Athletes’ Village of the Summer Olympic Games here. Team...

One year late, Tokyo Olympics finally underway

The Tokyo Olympics sports programme finally opened after a year's pandemic delay with softball in disaster-hit Fukushima on Wednesday as the Games suffered their...

Peso stable compared with Asian currencies

The peso remains relatively stable compared with other Asian currencies despite the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Finance said over the...

Drop in Japan’s smoking rate model for Asia

Japan’s achievement in reducing smoking rate by 42 percent in a span of just five years through substitution can be model for other Asian...

The last but not the least

By Rommel Bong R. Fuertes Jr. The Philippines is set to be represented by 19 athletes at the coming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.  Fil-Am Remedy...

Peaceful end to sea row sought

Geopolitical experts, including former foreign ministers, from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan called for a peaceful approach and compliance to international law...

10 fugitives from Japan kicked out

The Bureau of Immigration deported 10 Japanese  fugitives wanted by authorities in Tokyo for involvement in a big-time telecommunications fraud. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the...

Olympic meals: No sashimi

Even under ordinary circumstances, feeding an Olympic Village is a mammoth task, with chefs preparing tens of thousands of meals a day for elite...

Incentive for Olympic gold may reach P50M

A Filipino athlete who will win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan could receive as much as P50 million...

Japan’s taxi drivers face Olympics with no spectators

TOKYO—In his white gloves, dark suit and tie, taxi driver Yuki Kawaguchi is ready to ferry passengers around Tokyo in style. But while taking a...

Japan bullish on Plaridel Road Project Phase 3

The Japanese government has lauded the opening of the Arterial Road Bypass Project  or Plaridel Bypass Project Phase III in Bulacan, which is intended...

Fans banned from Olympics as variant drives global Covid-19 outbreaks

Japan banned fans from the  Olympic Games on Thursday as the Delta variant drove devastating Covid-19 outbreaks in parts of Asia-Pacific and Africa, and...

1M more doses of AstraZeneca arrive at NAIA

About 3.256 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are coming into the country this weekend, starting with over 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine...

Tokyo scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital

The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo's public roads, officials announced Wednesday, as virus concerns continue to plague the Games just over...
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