Japanese national found dead in Talisay City hotel room

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 02/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Japanese national was found unresponsive inside a hotel room in Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City on Wednesday afternoon, February 6.  Police identified the victim as Minato Kazunari, 47, who currently resides in Barangay…

Japanese firms eye possible investments in sewage treatment sector

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/06/2018

JAPANESE companies are looking into Cebu’s sewage treatment and garbage management sector as a possible area to invest into next year. Representatives from Yokohama City-based companies such as Amcon, Takematsu Shoji Co., Ltd. and Hinode Sangyo have…

Japanese firm puts on hold P40-B expansion project

Inquirer.net 11/05/2018

TRABAHO BILL tagged A Japanese manufacturing firm is putting its P40-billion expansion plan on hold amid uncertainty over tax perks, keeping the company from creating thousands more new jobs in the country. Charito Plaza, director general of…

Mayweather to fight Japanese kickboxer Nasukawa in December

AP 11/05/2018

TOKYO — Floyd Mayweather is planning on fighting Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 in Saitama, north of Tokyo. Mayweather is 50-0 (win-loss) in his boxing career but has never fought professionally under MMA rules. Although…

Gunman in killing of Japanese national arrested

Benjie Talisic 10/09/2018

The gunman in the killing of Japanese national Junko Hamada was arrested in his hiding place in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, Tuesday afternoon (October 9). Police also recovered a .45 caliber pistol and two medium packs of…

Japanese retirees in demand as labor crunch worsens

Inquirer.net 08/25/2018

TOKYO — Part of Japan’s plan to ease its severe labor shortage involves enticing retirees back to work. But even they are in short supply these days, crippling industries that once had an ample labor pool of…

CEBUANA actress stars in Japanese film

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/20/2018

CEBUANA actress Natileigh Marie Therese “Nats” Sitoy headlines the upcoming Japanese film titled, “Itoshi No Irene.” She plays Irene Gonzales, an 18-year-old innocent, bubbly, and warm hearted Filipina. “I really studied the character. I observed and interviewed…

PB Member Shimura to seek Japanese dad’s advice

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/09/2018

PLAN TO RUN FOR DAANBANTAYAN MAYOR PROVINCIAL Board (PB) Member Sun Shimura will fly to Japan to seek his father’s advice about his plans to run as Daanbantayan mayor in next year’s election. Shimura, who is the…

Filipino gets life sentence for rape-slay of Japanese student

Inquirer.net 07/27/2018

A 36-year-old former factory worker has been slapped with life imprisonment for the gang-rape and murder of a sophomore student from Ibaraki University in Japan back in 2004. The Mito District Court sentenced Jerico Miro Lampano in…

Japanese nabbed for molesting girl; minor’s parents may be charged too

Nestle L. Semilla 07/20/2018

THE National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) is studying the possibility of filing a complaint against the parents of the 13-year-old girl whom NBI agents rescued on Thursday while in the company of a 71-year-old…

JAPANESE NABBED IN TOLEDO

Nestle L. Semilla, Paul Lauro 07/19/2018

  A Japanese national was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-7) on accusations that he molested a minor. Akira Togo was with a 13-year-old girl inside his room in his house at Barangay…

Vi Vogue Japanese Nail Salon

Mary Ann T. Labra 06/28/2018

With the growing emergence of Filipino fanaticism for Anime, Manga, Matcha Flavor and Japanese comedy shows, Japanese salons owned and managed by Japanese entrepreneurs have been blossoming in Cebu lately. The latest addition to the wave of…

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