Filipino teen champion Alexandra “Alex” Eala brought pride to the Philippines as the Top 2 finisher at the 2019 World Super Junior Tennis Championships held in Osaka, Japan. Alex Eala played excellent games on her way up to the finals match to go up against France’s Dianne Parry in the Girl’s Singles Finals of the […]
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Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo somersaults his way to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel “Caloy” Yulo has successfully secured a berth in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Yulo’s Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya confirmed on his social media the Olympics qualification of the Philippines’ top gymnast. “He (Carlos Yulo) is going to go finals all around and FX (floor exercise). And also we got […]
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Japan’s Amakusa City and Negros Occidental forge tourism exchange partnership
Amakusa City in Japan is forging a tourism exchange program with Negros Occidental in the Philippines. The Amakusa Tourism Promotion Team visited Negros Occidental to meet with the provincial officials to explore a tourism business exchange. The Japanese team presented the tourism offerings of Amakusa City in the center of Kyushu, southwest of Kumamoto including […]
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Japan’s eyeglass lens maker Hoya expands Philippine operations
Japanese eyeglass lens maker Hoya Lens through its Philippine manufacturer is expanding operations in the country with the infusion of an additional $15.77 million to its current investments. Hoya Lens Philippines through EHS Lens Philippines upped total investments in the Tanauan, Batangas facility to $96.3 million since operations began in 2013. EHS Lens President Alberto […]
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Acapellago bags 2019 Vocal Asia Festival’s top prizes in Japan
Filipino vocal group Acapellago once again raised the Philippine flag on the international stage after winning the top prize at the 2019 Vocal Asia Festival in Japan. The 5-member award-winning Pinoy singing group won two major awards: Asian Cup A Cappella Champion and the VoiceJam Award at the festival’s competitions held at Rexxam Hall (Kagawa […]
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Pinoy ballroom dancers win gold, silver at Asian DanceSport Games 2019 in Japan
Pinoy ballroom dancers raised the country’s flag in Japan, winning 2 golds and 2 silvers at the Asian Dancesport Games 2019. The Philippine National Dancesport Team, composed of dance couple Angelo Marquez and Stephanie Sabalo and dance partners Billy John Parcon and Norien Anne Palma, reaped 4 medals in the competition held on July 7 […]
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Joanna Ampil stars as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar Tokyo staging
Joanna Ampil will star as Mary Magdalene in a new staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, in Japan. The award-winning theater star and film actress is scheduled to debut on the Tokyo stage at the Tokyu Theatre Orb this October. Joanna Ampil went on social media to confirm her new […]
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Japan’s Uniqlo sets up 1st stand alone Philippine retail store in Alabang
Japan’s Uniqlo is expanding its operations in the Philippines with its first stand-alone retail store in the country. The Uniqlo roadside store is only the second of its kind in Southeast Asia. Uniqlo had previously stated its belief in the strength of the Philippine economy and Filipino preference for quality but affordable fashion. The Japanese […]
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Team Philippines wins 2 Golds and 1 Bronze at Asia Oceanic Beach Ultimate Championships in Japan
Team Philippines won 2 Gold medals and a Bronze at the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) 2019 Asia Oceanic Beach Ultimate Championships in Japan. The Filipino athletes made podium finishes in all three divisions of the tournament held in association with BULA. Here is how Team Philippines bested other teams at the WFDF Asia Oceanic […]
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Japan’s Tamiya launches 1st ever Jeepney model kit
Japan’s Tamiya launched its first ever Jeepney model kit at the Mini 4WD Asia Challenge 2019 held in Manila. The famous Japanese toymaker immortalized the Philippine iconic transport vehicle in a Mini 4-wheel drive model kit. SEE: Philippine jeepney featured by Hollywood The Tamiya Jeepney toy named “Dyipne” was seen by the public at the […]
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Morissette starstruck with Will Smith, duets with Aladdin composer Alan Menken in Tokyo
Filipina singer Morissette Amon met Aladdin’s Will Smith and Alan Menken in Tokyo to chat about the new film. Early this week, Disney released the video of the meeting between the new voice of Princess Jasmine, the composer of the music, and the star of the film. The video has gone viral and is trending […]
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Ilonggo mountain biker Ariana Dormitorio wins gold in Japan race
Filipino mountain biker Ariana Dormitorio emerged champion at the 2019 Yawatahama International Cross Country race in Japan. The Ilongga cyclist bagged the gold medal for completing the 21.50-kilometer race with the record of one hour, 18 minutes and 18.22 seconds. Dormitorio bested Ya Yu Tsai of Chinese Taipei and Miho Imai of Japan in the […]
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