Japan quakes: Searchers find body, raising toll to 45

04/20/2016

Minamiaso, Japan — Searchers digging in a mountainous area of southern Japan where twin earthquakes triggered landslides found another body yesterday, raising the likely death toll to 45. Some 100,000 evacuees, some sleeping outdoors or in their…

Pinoy boxer KOs bigger Japanese foe

Glendale G. Rosal 03/28/2016

Philippine Games and Amusements Board flyweight champion Jonas “Zorro” Sultan defeated Japanese Tatsuya via knockout in their non-title superflyweight  showdown  last Sunday night in Osaka, Japan. Sultan of the famed ALA Boxing Gym in Cebu downed the…

Cebu exporters look for new markets in free trade areas

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/07/2016

Cebu exporters are moving towards neighboring markets, rather than focus on the traditional export markets of Japan, US and Europe. “We hardly actually trade with our neighbors but now we’re trying to move toward the free trade…

Japan training tough, says Tabal

Glendale G. Rosal 03/02/2016

THE ROAD to the Rio Olympics is tougher than what Mary Joy Tabal thought. The Cebuana marathon queen is  currently in Tokyo, Japan to train for her stint in the prestigious Boston Marathon, which is a qualifying…

AITO KITAZAKI: Art as activism

Hayde Quiñanola 02/21/2016

SIMPLE and symbolical, controversial and inspiring, relevant and sometimes irreverent, blend into the graffiti street art of Aito Kitazaki. Aito is a Japanese street artist hailing from Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. His graffiti are inspired by the politically controversial…

FALLING SHORT

Dale G. Rosal 01/03/2016

For a while, South Cotabato-native Vic “Vicious” Saludar looked headed for what could have been a momentous win when he floored his Japanese opponent Kosei Tanaka in the fifth round. Tanaka, however, weathered the storm and finished…

Unbeatean Servania ends hiatus vs Indonesian foe in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 12/31/2015

After his sudden and unexplained disappearance from the limelight,the unbeaten Genesis ‘Azukal” Servania makes his return to the ring when he takes on an Indonesian fighter tonight in Nagoya, Japan. Servania, the WBO Inter-continental super bantamweight champion,…

Japan, Seoul settle WWII sex slaves dispute

12/30/2015

SEOUL, South Korea — There’s relief among South Korean and Japanese diplomats after the two countries announced an “irreversible” settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s World War II military.…

‘Greatest fight of my career’

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2015

The pride of South Cotabato Vic “Vicious” Saludar believes his upcoming fight against Japanese WBO World minimum weight world champion Kosei Tanaka on Dec. 31 is the biggest fight of his career. The 24-year-old prospect of ALA…

Nearness of God

Fr. Randy Figuracion 12/06/2015

I recently  attended a four-day conference in Tokyo, Japan.  No matter how hectic the schedule was, the organizers took us out of the conference hall to have a short Tokyo Experience. Though it was just a half-day…

Man with shabu held at airport

Norman V. Mendoza 12/03/2015

A family vacation to Japan didn’t go as planned after a  father was  caught with a pack of suspected shabu at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Margarito Dela Cruz of  Leyte province, was arrested when a pack of…

Mandaue cooperative eyes fiberglass ukulele for export

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/01/2015

A COOPERATIVE is planning to export its fiberglass ukuleles to Japan. Heidi Fuentes, representative of Mandaue Subcon, said they have applied for a license to export and are waiting for its approval. Mandaue Subcon, one of the…

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