Aquino, Emperor Akihito talk about Uniqlo, traffic and Japanese cars
In addition to discussing tourism and agriculture, President Benigno Aquino III, Emperor Akihito, and Empress Michiko talked about traffic and Japanese brands during their meeting at Malacañang on...
View ArticleEmperor urges youth to learn from WWII
Visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito has urged the younger generations of Japanese and Filipinos to “keep alive the memories” of World War II as a way of avoiding conflict amid growing tensions in the...
View ArticleJapanese royals recall first visit to PH: We were nervous
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were nervous when they visited the Philippines as crown prince and princess 54 years ago. The post Japanese royals recall first visit to PH: We were nervous...
View ArticleEmperor, empress visit Filipino workers bound for Japan
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited around 15 caregivers and nurses studying Japanese at Technical Education Skills Development Authority in Taguig City on Thursday. The post Emperor, empress...
View Article‘No selfies please’ at reception for emperor
The Japanese imperial couple would have been the subject of selfies among the country's rich and powerful last Thursday night's reception dinner hosted by the Japanese envoy to the Philippines. The...
View ArticleEmperor, kin offer flowers for war dead
With a mournful bow, Japanese Emperor Akihito paid his respects on Friday at a hilltop war memorial in Laguna province to the largest number of Japanese invasion troops who died outside their homeland...
View ArticleRich, powerful told: No selfies, please, with Japanese royals
The Japanese imperial couple would have been the subject of selfies among the country’s rich and powerful at Thursday night’s dinner hosted by the Japanese ambassador to the Philippines. The post Rich,...
View ArticleDemigod image of Japanese emperor remains among followers
“When I was young, the emperor was seen by the Japanese as a god,” said Filipino-Japanese Carlos Teraoka, 85, recalling his school days in Japan when the morning ceremony included bowing deeply to...
View ArticleImperial Couple leave with mixed memories
Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, left for home at noon yesterday, ending a five-day state visit to the Philippines that shone a light on the bitter lessons of World War II. The...
View ArticleDuterte off to Tokyo to meet Emperor, Abe
President Duterte is expected to meet the Japanese Emperor and Empress next week, after his visit to the Imperial Palace was canceled during his state visit to Japan last year. The post Duterte off to...
View ArticleDuterte thanks Japan emperor for kindness during 2016 visit to PH
TOKYO — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for their kindness and compassion during their Philippine visit when he paid them a courtesy call at the Imperial...
View ArticleSpotlight on PH at world meeting on disaster risks
SENDAI, Japan—“Disaster risks are everybody’s business.” With Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, the five-day World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) opened on Saturday with this...
View ArticleAquino gets Japan’s highest honor from imperial family
The imperial family welcomed President Benigno Aquino III at the historic Imperial Palace here on a rainy Wednesday morning, according the Philippine leader with Japan's highest honor. The post Aquino...
View ArticleJapan’s royals coming to call
FOR THE first time, a reigning Emperor of Japan will be visiting the Philippines, “possibly in early 2016.” The post Japan’s royals coming to call appeared first on Global News.
View ArticleJapanese royals coming to mark 60th year of PH-Japan ties
THE PHILIPPINES will welcome Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to the country on Jan. 26, the first of their five-day state visit, Malacañang announced Tuesday. Presidential Communications...
View ArticleAquino welcomes Imperial Couple
NO LESS than President Aquino has acknowledged that in Japan and its people, Filipinos have found “steadfast partners and friends in the truest sense of the words,” according to Malacañang....
View ArticleJapan emperor to boost ties with PH
THE HISTORIC five-day state visit of Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko starts today (Tuesday) and comes at a time when the Philippines and Japan are marking the 60th anniversary of the...
View ArticleCebu Pacific cancels 72 flights at NAIA for arrival of Japan’s imperial couple
Cebu Pacific (CEB) and Tiger Airways Philippines (now CEBGO) announced on Monday, the cancellation of 72 flights in anticipation of the closure of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) runway...
View ArticleNAIA to close 2 runways for arrival of Japan’s imperial couple
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has advised pilots of flight restrictions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for Tuesday’s arrival of Their Majesties Emperor...
View ArticleJapan’s emperor visiting the Philippines, a former WWII site
TOKYO — Japan’s emperor said Tuesday that his nation must remember the tremendous loss of life in the Philippines during World War II, as he and his wife Empress Michiko embarked for a four-day visit...
View ArticleJapan’s emperor, empress arrive in Manila for 5-day visit
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday afternoon personally welcomed Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon their arrival in Manila. The post Japan’s emperor, empress arrive in Manila for...
View ArticleLoboc Children’s Choir to sing for visiting Japanese royals
“HO, HO, fireflies!” goes the Japanese folk song “Hotaru Koi,” a fun and light ditty that stirs the spirit and evokes the warmth of home. The post Loboc Children’s Choir to sing for visiting Japanese...
View ArticleAquino welcomes emperor, empress of Japan in Malacañang
Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met with President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on Wednesday. The post Aquino welcomes emperor, empress of Japan in Malacañang appeared first on Global News.
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