Society

Building the “Okinawa Brand” in the Philippines — The Story of PUOA’s Partnership with the Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation

How the Philippine Uchinanchu Okinawa Association (PUOA) and the Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation have partnered on food festivals, cultural events, and diplomatic outreach to build the Okinawa brand in the Philippines.

2026年8月10日

Cultural ExchangeJapanese CommunityOkinawaPhilippine NewsSociety

In the 1980s, Filipino (Tagalog) Novels Barely Existed — Today They’re a Market of Tens of Thousands

Once so obscure it wasn't even tracked in commercial statistics, Tagalog and Filipino-language fiction has grown into a market of tens of thousands — meet five writers, from Wattpad sensation Jonaxx to the mysterious bestseller Bob Ong, who made it happen.

2026年8月9日

Columns & EditorialsHobbiesSociety

Does Bangsamoro Have Its Own Police, Military, or Currency? — Where Authority Over Land and Currency Sits with the Central Government (Part 2 of 4)

Does BARMM have its own police or military? We explain the roles of PRO BAR and the armed forces, the Torrens land registration system, and the circulation of currencies other than the Philippine peso, covering the region's security, land, and currency systems.

2026年8月9日

Intergovernmental AidJapan-Philippines RelationsPhilippine NewsPoliticsSociety

The Full Story of the ‘Luffy Group’ Case — A Violent Crime Ring That Exploited the Philippines as Its Base

How a Japan-based crime ring used a Philippine immigration detention facility to direct robberies and a fatal home invasion in Japan, and how Japan-Philippines cooperation led to the suspects' deportation and trial.

2026年8月9日

Japan-Philippines RelationsSociety

Nostalgic Photos

A personal look back at rare photographs from the Arroyo administration: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Senator Loren Legarda in their old Assumption High School uniforms, and cabinet members dressed as Men in Black for Philippine Tatler magazine.

2026年8月8日

HobbiesSociety

Today’s Philippine Weather: Typhoon No. 14 “Maymay” (Kujira) Forms, Heavy Rain Expected in Luzon

PAGASA/JMA update on Typhoon No. 14 Kujira (Philippine name: Maymay), which formed over the South China Sea on August 5, 2026, and was expected to bring heavy rain to Luzon and Metro Manila.

2026年8月5日

Philippine NewsSocietyWeather and Disasters

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 3)

Part 3 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: his brilliant record at the Ateneo Municipal, the prize-winning poem 'To the Filipino Youth,' his engagement to Leonor Rivera, and the play that turned the Dominican faculty against him.

2026年8月5日

FictionHistorySeriesSociety

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 2)

Part 2 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: the fabricated criminal case against his mother, and the execution of Fr. Jose Burgos and two fellow priests after the Cavite mutiny, events that shaped young Rizal's lifelong commitment to justice.

2026年8月4日

FictionHistoryHobbiesSeriesSociety

Philippine House Representative Welcomes President Marcos’s Push to Introduce Nuclear Energy

Representative Chin Bernos welcomed President Marcos's call to reconsider nuclear power for energy security, citing the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, PhilATOM, and a realistic 2038 timeline for a first reactor.

2026年8月4日

EconomyPhilippine NewsSociety

¥46 Billion Unregistered Bond Fraud Out of the Philippines: The Full Story of the Scandal That Rocked the Nikkan Manila Shimbun

Nine people were arrested in Japan over an unregistered bond scheme run through Philippines-based S Division Holdings that defrauded roughly 5,500 investors of an estimated 46 billion yen, a case tied to the former president of the Nikkan Manila Shimbun, which ended print publication in September 2025.

2026年8月2日

Incidents and AccidentsJapanese CommunityJapanese CompaniesSociety