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The Philippines and Japan will sign new defense, energy, and trade agreements during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s trip to Tokyo this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday.

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This summer's Tokyo Olympics will go ahead without spectators after a surge in coronavirus cases, organisers have announced. The widely expected move was made following talks between the government, ...

Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as Steve Hayes, is accused of using his fingernails to scratch five letters into ...