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                    [Summary] => President Arroyo has invited Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit the Philippines in July for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Philippine-Japan relations, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said yesterday.


"We are hoping all sorts of good things will happen during the time (of Koizumi’s visit)," Romulo said, as he expressed optimism that the forthcoming Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JEPA) will be finalized during Koizumi’s visit in Manila.


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                    [Title] => Big Japan travel agents due despite emergency
                    [Summary] => Top executives of Japan’s big travel firms in Tokyo and Yokohama are coming to the Philippines this month, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said.


Durano cited the increasing salability of Philippine destinations to the Japanese outbound market despite the country being under a state of national emergency.


Slated to arrive in Manila are Eiju Abe, president of Kamome Tours; Yasuhiro Yamazaki, president of Royce Confect Co. Ltd., wholesale agents and media representatives, and relatives of World War II veterans, among others.


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                    [Title] => RP-Japan ties closer than ever, says Tokyo’s envoy
                    [Summary] => Bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines have been raised to a higher level and are now closer than before, Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki declared yesterday.


"First, we both share the sublime values of democracy, freedom and human rights, which in themselves should not be taken for granted in any country," Yamazaki said. "Secondly, we are neighbors sharing the same sea-lanes but we do not have any territorial or maritime disputes," he said.


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PHILIPPINES-JAPAN FRIENDSHIP YEAR

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"We are hoping all sorts of good things will happen during the time (of Koizumi’s visit)," Romulo said, as he expressed optimism that the forthcoming Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JEPA) will be finalized during Koizumi’s visit in Manila.


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                    [Title] => Big Japan travel agents due despite emergency
                    [Summary] => Top executives of Japan’s big travel firms in Tokyo and Yokohama are coming to the Philippines this month, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said.


Durano cited the increasing salability of Philippine destinations to the Japanese outbound market despite the country being under a state of national emergency.


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                    [Title] => RP-Japan ties closer than ever, says Tokyo’s envoy
                    [Summary] => Bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines have been raised to a higher level and are now closer than before, Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki declared yesterday.


"First, we both share the sublime values of democracy, freedom and human rights, which in themselves should not be taken for granted in any country," Yamazaki said. "Secondly, we are neighbors sharing the same sea-lanes but we do not have any territorial or maritime disputes," he said.


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GMA invites Japanese prime minister to visit in July

April 24, 2006 - 12:00am

President Arroyo has invited Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit the Philippines in July for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Philippine-Japan relations, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto...

Headlines

Big Japan travel agents due despite emergency

March 3, 2006 - 12:00am

Top executives of Japan’s big travel firms in Tokyo and Yokohama are coming to the Philippines this month, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said. Durano cited the increasing salability of Philippine destinations...

Nation

RP-Japan ties closer than ever, says Tokyo’s envoy

By Pia Lee-Brago | January 8, 2006 - 12:00am

Bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines have been raised to a higher level and are now closer than before, Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki declared yesterday. "First, we both share the...

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