Japan

War spares none, and forgives few... Japan learned this the hard way after Emperor Hirohito announced the country’s surrender in August 1945. Atomic bombs...

It is fashionable these days—both in and outside Japan—to argue that Japan is in the process of “re-Asianization.” This view is part of the larger...

In August 2025, an 82-year-old man named Jose Takei boarded a flight from Manila to Osaka, carrying with him eight decades of an unanswered...

BY AMBASSADOR KAZUYA ENDO — This year, exceptional exchanges have so far elevated the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Japan Friendship to greater heights of trust...

via Graphic Plus — The Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines have agreed in principle on the new...

On January 22, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya signed and exchanged notes with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Tristan Burnett for “The Project...

On 16 January 2026, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya paid a courtesy call on Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Rolando U. Toledo.  Ambassador Endo exchanged views on Japan-Philippines economic cooperation, including Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects. In...

On 24 November 2025, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya received a courtesy call from the 49th batch of Filipino Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth...

On 22 October 2025, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya inspected the First Philippine Industrial Park in Batangas and attended the inauguration ceremony of Murata Manufacturing’s new...

On 29 August 2025, Embassy of Japan Second Secretary KINOSHITA Akito and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain...