Cebu’s Talas part of West All Star team that won Basketball Without Borders Asia 2019 All Star Games

Jonas N. Panerio 08/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuana basketball player Florence Jil Talas was named to the West All Star team that emerged victorious over their East counterparts, 29-23, in the Basketball without Borders (BWB) Asia 2019 All Star Games,…

Powerful storm lashes Japan, snarls holiday travel

08/15/2019

TOKYO, Japan — A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that injured at least 14 people, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at…

Record number of 57 countries to compete in Sunday’s Ironman race in Cebu

Mars G. Alison 08/10/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A record number of 57 countries will be represented in this year’s Regent Aguila Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu which will roll out Sunday, August 11, 2019, and start and end at the Shangri-La’s…

Japan takes Korea off list of trusted trade partners, effective Aug. 28

08/03/2019

  JAPAN–Japan resolved on Friday to remove South Korea from a “whitelist” of 27 countries that receive preferential trade treatment.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened a Cabinet meeting the same day to decide whether to revise…

Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio

07/19/2019

  TOKYO  — A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country…

‘Brains’ behind Japanese bizwoman’s killing in August 2018 nabbed in Japan

Benjie Talisic 06/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines-The mastermind of the killing of Junko Hamada, the 71-year-old Japanese businesswoman who was ambushed last year in Cebu City, was arrested by authorities in Japan last week. Police Lieutenant Colonel Frankie Lugo, Investigation and…

How Cebuano stars spend their Holy Week

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/20/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — Where are Cebuano stars and personalities spending their Holy Week? Former Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) housemate Paul Jake Castillo and actress wife Kaye Abad are currently in a Europe trip. The Cebuano actor…

Japanese police in Cebu to gather evidence for Hamada ambush case

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/20/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of a Japanese businesswoman who was killed last August along N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City is bent on filing a case against her husband before Japanese law enforcers. Chief Superintendent Debold…

Cebu Pacific bares expansion plans, aims for 200M passengers in 2020

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/01/2019

MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Cebu Pacific aims to hit 200 million passengers by the year 2020 with the addition of 12 new aircraft this year. Cebu Pacific received its first A321neo early this week. It will be…

Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal

AFP 12/26/2018

JAPAN said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, sparking criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries including Australia. The announcement comes after Japan failed earlier this year to…

Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers

AFP 12/18/2018

JAPAN will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a new defense plan approved Tuesday that is intended to counter China’s growing military power. The new five-year defense…

Japan police investigate cause of blast that hurt 42

AFP 12/17/2018

JAPANESE police were investigating Monday the cause of a powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in the country’s north overnight, injuring 42 people and damaging surrounding buildings. The explosion in the city of Sapporo on Sunday…

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