MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri expressed his suspicion on Wednesday that the delay in the approval of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for three laws intended to entice foreign investments might be linked to charter change.

OSAKA – An air taxi service set to feature at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka was tested in Osaka Castle Park on Tuesday, in what the prefectural government says is the first time in the country one of the craft has been piloted from the cockpit.

TOKYO – Coronavirus patients will generally be required to pay for their own medical expenses after the legal status of COVID-19 is downgraded to the same category as common infectious diseases on May 8, the Japanese government says.

BANDAI, Fukushima – Tourist Benjamin Tuffy’s family spent their winter holidays in Japan’s picture-perfect snow. But they weren’t at the country’s famed ski resorts in Hokkaido or Nagano — they picked Fukushima.

TOKYO – At the prosecutors’ office in Tokyo, everyone makes their own copies and tea — tasks often relegated to women in a country that’s been criticized for its lack of gender equality.

MANILA, Philippines — Even as the government downplayed the impact of their mass action, some jeepney drivers and operators continued on Tuesday their weeklong strike to protest the phaseout of traditional jeepneys.

TOKYO – Japan’s second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the space agency issuing a destruct command after concluding the mission could not succeed.

SEOUL
The South Korean government plans to formally announce measures to settle a wartime labor compensation dispute with Japan on Monday morning, diplomatic sources said Sunday, a move that could pave the way for bilateral relations to emerge from the doldrums.

MANILA, Philippines — The weeklong strike planned next week by various public transport groups will push through despite a call for dialogue from Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, an official of one of the organizers said on Tuesday.

TOKYO – From childhood, Rina Gonoi dreamed of joining Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF).