Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Japan"
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14M tons of wastes litter ocean floor - study
(The Manila Times,October 26, 2021 , on page B6)A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu Peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s impact on marine life. Tiny floating ... -
3 more states to do research in PH Rise
(The Manila Times,January 26, 2018 , on page A1-A7)China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ... -
38 Filipino sailors missing off Japan
(The Manila Times,September 4, 2020 , on page A8)Thirty-eight Filipinos were among 43 seafarers who went missing when a cargo vessel sank off Japan during a typhoon on Tuesday night. One Filipino was rescued by Japan’s Coast Guard. Two Australians and two New Zealanders ... -
Australia calls for de-escalation of tensions over SChina sea
(The Manila Times,March 17, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Canberra has expressed its opposition to the “militarization” of the disputed islands in the South China Sea, saying that provocative actions would hinder progress. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop made the stance ... -
BFAR builds eel stocks in Cagayan River
(The Manila Times,August 17, 2022 , on page A10)To ensure the sustainable supply of eel fish resources in the wild, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has spearheaded the stocking of glass eels along tributaries of the ... -
BFAR buying 100 patrol boats
(The Manila Times,June 23, 2015 , on page A1-A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect the country’s fisheries, an official said on Monday. The BFAR, an agency under the Department of Agriculture, currently ... -
Cagayan eyes exporting eels
(The Manila Times,August 29, 2019 , on page B5)An increase in eel production in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) could allow the region to export more of the fish to the world market and increase supply in the domestic market. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Cagayan River research boosted
(The Manila Times,December 10, 2022 , on page B5)Part of an ongoing effort on water management research in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) is the continuing series of dialogues between the Isabela State University (ISU) and the Japan-based Kyoto University, aiming to introduce ... -
Chinese drills tense up South China Sea anew
(The Manila Times,May 28, 2022 , on page A1-A9)China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set ... -
Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific
(The Manila Times,September 24, 2019 , on page A7-A8)In less than 10 days world leaders will be gathering at the United Nations in New York for the Climate Action Summit. Their goal is simple, to increase ambition and accelerate action in the face of a mounting climate ... -
Convert Pag-asa into a tourist resort
(The Manila Times,April 23, 2019 , on page A5)Since the Chinese are profiting from the natural resources within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea by mass harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal and in some instances, off the shores of ... -
Coral bleaching threatens marine life
(The Manila Times,January 5, 2023 , on page A1-A9)Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend precious energy and potentially threatening their survival, new research said Wednesday. With the future ... -
Dead from cargo vessel sinking off Japan reach 8
(The Manila Times,January 27, 2023 , on page B8)Eight people are dead, including six Chinese, after a ship sank in waters off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. The 6,551-ton Jin Tian cargo vessel, carrying crew from China and Myanmar, sent a ... -
Deadly Fugu fish flub prompts Japan emergency warning
(The Manila Times,January 17, 2018 , on page B5)A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish, after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. A supermarket in Gamagori in central Japan ... -
Don't dump nuke waste in ocean, Japan told
(The Manila Times,August 20, 2019 , on page B5)South Korea on Monday urged Japan to explain a plan to dispose of the nuclear polluted water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown amid the growing worry here about Japan's possible discharge of contaminated ... -
Duterte won back PH sovereignty over West Philippine Sea
(The Manila Times,April 11, 2017 , on page A6)Duterte administration takes a low-key approach in fighting for our sovereignty. But in effect, Duterte has won back sovereignty for the Filipino people. Aquino and Del Rosario thought that by bringing the Americans and ... -
Eel production in Region 2 on the rise
(The Manila Times,August 17, 2015 , on page A7)Cagayan Valley is experiencing an increase in eel production that can allow the region to ship more to the world market and increase supply to the domestic market. Meanwhile, there is an initiative in Butuan City in Agusan ... -
Gather fleet vs China Duterte prods US
(The Manila Times,July 18, 2019 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday prodded the United States to prepare its fleet for a faceoff with China amid the Philippines’ territorial row with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “I’m calling ... -
Global warming threatens jewels of nature and civilization
(The Manila Times,December 10, 2015 , on page A6)A warming climate is one of the principal menaces to the dazzling, 2,300-kilometer coral reef system off the coast of northeastern Australia known as the Great Barrier Reef. Home to thousands of species of fish and other ... -
Harnessing the sea for common benefit
(The Manila Times,December 6, 2017 , on page A6)The South China Sea (as is commonly known internationally, although also variously known as West Philippine Sea in the Philippines and South Sea in China) is vital for both the world and the Asian regional economy for at ...