160 employees displaced

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/07/2017

Japanese company claims to have suffered from financial difficulties A locator of the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) 1 closed shop on Saturday leaving at least 160 of their employees jobless. The management of Cebu Nisico Corporation (CNC)…

Space Out Rooftop Pool Party at Skywaterpark Cebu

Caryll Arcayan 08/01/2017

IZAKAYA-STYLE Japanese restaurant Matsunoya Cebu will celebrate their first anniversary on August 5 at Skywaterpark Cebu through the Space Out Rooftop Pool Party. With a dining style called “Izakaya” or casual gastropub in Japanese, Matsunoya serves authentic…

Dishing up authentic Takoyaki at SM Seaside

PR 07/17/2017

OSAKA Takoyaki is now ready to serve authentic Takoyaki to Cebuanos with the opening of its first branch located at SM Seaside. Using ingredients from Japan, their Takoyaki balls are made of flour, egg, veggies, and octopus…

Ramen Dojo opens in SM City Cebu

PR 07/11/2017

AUTHENTIC Japanese Ramen place, Ramen Dojo, finally opens its newest branch in SM City Cebu. The restaurant which has branches in other parts of the Queen City of the South has gained popularity for its tasty and…

Ph’s first Toyoko Inn opens in Cebu

Agnes Alpuerto 05/18/2017

A new hotel has opened its doors in Cebu on Thursday. Boosting its 582 rooms in an 18-storey building, Toyoko Inn Cebu officially opened in Mandaue City – a strategic tourism and business location for its first…

Melindo confident in 3rd world title shot vs Japanese champion

Glendale G. Rosal 05/13/2017

OOZING with confidence, Milan “El Metodico” Melindo will leave for Tokyo, Japan tomorrow for an all-important fight against Akira Yaegashi on May 21. At stake in the fight is Yaegashi’s International Boxing Federation (IBF) World light flyweight…

Japanese Artist Paints Cebu in Latest Book on Urban Architecture

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/01/2017

JAPANESE watercolor artist Dr. Kiyoko Yamaguchi lived in Cebu for a year to finish her dissertation on the urban architecture in Cebu during the American colonial period. She went around Cebu and then down south to the…

Japanese held for molesting a 15-year-old girl

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Rene Alima 03/16/2017

A Japanese manager of a hotel based on Mactan Island was arrested yesterday for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl last February. Takeshi Kon, 50, who has been living in Cebu for over 15 years, was…

CIDG arrest Japanese national accused of molesting minor

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/16/2017

A Japanese national who was accused of sexually abusing a 15-yr-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City was arrested in an entrapment operation in a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday afternoon. Takeshi Kon, 50, who’s been staying in…

‘All Out for Ikebana’ exhibit March 17–19

03/13/2017

TO CELEBRATE its 47th year in Cebu, Ikebana International Cebu Chapter 145 will hold a three-day exhibit titled “All Out for Ikebana” at the SM North Wing Atrium featuring free style Ikebana arrangements. The show, opening on…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/07/2017

MAO BA The city councilors who were rumored to leave their once dominant party for the administration party resorted to joking about it to reporters. At one event, one of these councilors went inside the session hall…

Wenceslao loses to Japanese opponent via KO

Glendale G. Rosal 03/05/2017

THE bleeding continued for Rodel Wenceslao of Team Joeric Boxing as he lost to unbeaten Japanese fighter Hiroki Okada via a seventh-round knockout last Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. It was Wenceslao’s third straight defeat, pulling his record…

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