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                    [Title] => Red Planet taps Uniqlo for uniforms
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Red Planet Hotels continues to redefine Asia’s value hospitality sector by forming a close partnership with leading clothing brand Uniqlo to exclusively supply staff uniforms for all of its hotels.

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Manila and Tokyo are finalizing a deal on the transfer of military equipment to the Philippines, Japan said on Wednesday.

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President Benigno Aquino III will travel to Japan next week to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

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World Network Bridges (WBN), a Tokyo-based organization that specializes in pooling Japanese capital for investment in “green businesses, said it is putting up a $1-billion manufacturing plant for compressed natural gas (CNG) – powered vehicles.

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The posh Tokyo residence of Mikimoto Pearls Co. Ltd. chairman emeritus Sumiko Mikimoto recently opened doors to welcome back Ambassador Domingo Siazon, Jr. and wife madame Kay to Tokyo.

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The Myanmar court has rejected Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal re her house arrest extension. Suu what else is new?

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Japanese Foreign Affairs spokesman Yoshinori Katori said Manila and Tokyo are "overcoming their differences over JPEPA," and added that Tokyo was optimistic the trade pact would be signed within this year.
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Manila and Tokyo reached an understanding after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) rejected the scheme and pushed for demand-based deployment of Filipino health workers.

However, Labor Undersecretary Danilo Cruz said the Philippines has accepted some restrictions that could limit the capacity of training institutions to accept nurses.
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In his remarks at the opening event of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Shiozaki said the two countries have enjoyed a relationship based on the principle of mutual confidence and trust and have mutually fostered friendly relations for almost three decades.
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[DatePublished] => 2005-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Red Planet taps Uniqlo for uniforms
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Red Planet Hotels continues to redefine Asia’s value hospitality sector by forming a close partnership with leading clothing brand Uniqlo to exclusively supply staff uniforms for all of its hotels.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1523320 [Title] => Philippines, Japan working on military equipment deal [Summary] =>

Manila and Tokyo are finalizing a deal on the transfer of military equipment to the Philippines, Japan said on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-18 02:21:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151118/delrosario-kishida.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335836 [Title] => Aquino, Japan prime minister to meet amid China row [Summary] =>

President Benigno Aquino III will travel to Japan next week to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

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World Network Bridges (WBN), a Tokyo-based organization that specializes in pooling Japanese capital for investment in “green businesses, said it is putting up a $1-billion manufacturing plant for compressed natural gas (CNG) – powered vehicles.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 640514 [Title] => A glittery welcome for the Siazons [Summary] =>

The posh Tokyo residence of Mikimoto Pearls Co. Ltd. chairman emeritus Sumiko Mikimoto recently opened doors to welcome back Ambassador Domingo Siazon, Jr. and wife madame Kay to Tokyo.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133762 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 511033 [Title] => Let's not provoke Mother Nature [Summary] =>

The Myanmar court has rejected Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal re her house arrest extension. Suu what else is new?

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134303 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1431352 [AuthorName] => Juanito V. Jabat   [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349190 [Title] => RP, Japan ‘overcoming’ trade differences [Summary] => The Japanese and the Philippine governments are resolving their differences over negotiations on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) trade agreement which could signal that both countries would soon sign the agreement, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

Japanese Foreign Affairs spokesman Yoshinori Katori said Manila and Tokyo are "overcoming their differences over JPEPA," and added that Tokyo was optimistic the trade pact would be signed within this year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336129 [Title] => Japan eases rules on hiring of nurses [Summary] => Japan has agreed to abandon a proposal to impose a quota-based hiring system for nurses and caregivers from the Philippines.

Manila and Tokyo reached an understanding after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) rejected the scheme and pushed for demand-based deployment of Filipino health workers.

However, Labor Undersecretary Danilo Cruz said the Philippines has accepted some restrictions that could limit the capacity of training institutions to accept nurses.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 316396 [Title] => RP-Japan relations successful — Japanese official [Summary] => Japanese Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Wednesday night that Philippines-Japan relations are a "peer-to-peer" bond and a clear showcase of successful ties between the two countries.

In his remarks at the opening event of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Shiozaki said the two countries have enjoyed a relationship based on the principle of mutual confidence and trust and have mutually fostered friendly relations for almost three decades.
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[DatePublished] => 2005-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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