Pope Francis has appointed a Filipino missionary priest as the new bishop of Sendai Diocese in Japan. The appointment was announced on Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Father Edgar ...
Newly ordained Filipino missionary Bishop Edgar Gacutan, 57, was officially installed on March 19 as the new bishop of Sendai Diocese in Japan. He is the first Filipino bishop to serve in Japan. His ...
“Be My Guest, Be My Baby,” a feature film based on true stories, breaks stereotypes about Filipino women working as bar hostesses in Japan. The film centers around Shota, a graduate student studying ...
An 82-year-old man of Japanese descent from the Philippines has had his request for Japanese nationality rejected by the Tokyo Family Court, a Japan-based group supporting him said. Jose Takei, who ...