Beijing: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and Takeo Akiba, Secretary-General of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, held consultations within the framework of the China-Japan high-level political dialogue mechanism in Beijing today (Monday). Noting that Sino-Japanese relations are at a critical stage of improvement, Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC … Read more
John Riel Casimero during a super bantamweight bout against Saul Sanchez in Yokohama, Japan. – Photo by Treasure Boxing Promotion MANILA, Philippines – Given John Riel Casimero's bleak and uncertain future, only one thing is certain: he won't be fighting in Japan any time soon. Casimero was banned for one year by the Japanese Boxing … Read more
OpenAI continues to attract tons of venture capital, its accumulated take reportedly hovering at $6.5 billion most recently. And a valuation that now exceeds $150 billion might appear to give the Microsoft and Softbank-backed startup an insurmountable advantage in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) space. But emerging players like Paris-based Mistral AI and Tokyo-based Sakana … Read more
Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has set its sights on Seven & i wHoldings, the Tokyo-based parent company of 7-Eleven. If the deal goes through—ACT submitted an offer to buy all outstanding shares of Seven & i last month—it will mark a significant step into Japan’s retail market by a foreign firm, but … Read more
Maddie Madayag.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin is in full support of Maddie Madayag, who will make her overseas debut in Japan. Madayag will be missing Choco Mucho’s upcoming 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference from November to May next year after signing a contract with Kurobe Aqua Fairies. Article continues after this … Read more
Alas Pilipinas women during the FIVB Challenger Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men’s and women’s squads battle Japanese clubs in international friendlies on September 7 and 8 at Philsports Arena. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Wednesday announced that it is bringing the top Japanese club teams to Manila next week as … Read more
FILE–Japan men’s volletball team star Ran Takahashi during the Paris Olympics 2024. Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — Japan national volleyball team star Ran Takahashi is set to visit Manila anew, this time as a brand ambassador of a local brand. PVL team Akari Chargers on Thursday evening announced that Takahashi is … Read more
Marck Espejo.–Photo from Kubota Spears Osaka MANILA, Philippines — Marck Espejo returns to Japan for the third time after signing a contract with Kubota Spears Osaka. The team, which played in the V.League Division 2 last season, on Friday announced the signing of the Filipino Outside Spiker for the 2024-25 season. Espejo, who won a … Read more