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[ad_1] MANILA – The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability.The alliance between two of the Philippines' most influential families that swept Marcos and Duterte's daughter, Sara, into power in 2022, was always expected to collapse, but analysts are surprised by […]

[ad_1] Japan plans to begin issuing six-month visas for digital nomads with an annual income of ¥10 million ($68,300) or more, the Immigration Services Agency (ISA) announced Friday. The program is expected to start by the end of March.Digital nomads — which refers to people who work remotely while only staying in any one place for the short or midterm — from 49 countries and territories will be able to […]

[ad_1] SoftBank has announced it will take full ownership of WeWork Japan, shouldering the company’s business-related debts.The development comes just four months after the troubled coworking business — once valued at $47 billion — filed for bankruptcy in the U.S.WeWork Japan has filed a petition for civil rehabilitation at the Tokyo District Court and received approval, enabling Softbank to absorb the group entirely through a newly established subsidiary, SoftBank said […]

[ad_1] After a year that saw Japan significantly bolster its defense posture, Tokyo has hit the ground running in 2024, signing defense and security cooperation agreements at a pace without recent parallel as it reacts to an increasingly tense international security environment.In January alone, Tokyo signed cooperation deals with at least four countries, including Australia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, strengthening and expanding its network of […]