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giggly little lady quipped that it won't be fun to spend time in a Japanese
jail.

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Our eastern foreign friends

By Annie Fe Perez | August 13, 2014 - 12:00am

About a decade ago, I can remember Japanese tourists swarming our humble province.

Freeman Opinion

BI deports Japanese man for human trafficking

By Evelyn Macairan | May 26, 2012 - 12:00am

A 61-year-old Japanese man has been sent back to his native country to face charges of alleged trafficking and recruiting of Filipino women who were made to work in nightclubs, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said...

Metro

Drop in ‘Japayuki’ deployment hurting Japanese businesses

By Mayen Jaymalin | August 10, 2006 - 12:00am

Tighter policies on the recruitment of Filipina entertainers in Japan, popularly called "Japayukis," has brought untold suffering to many of the country’s nightclubs, bars and entertainment...

News Commentary

EDITORIAL - Japan says no

February 6, 2005 - 12:00am

Few people expected Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo to succeed in changing the mind of Tokyo regarding new restrictions on foreigners working as entertainers in Japan. Tokyo imposed the restrictions in...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Reinvention

December 20, 2004 - 12:00am

Former and prospective "Japayukis" have been taking to the streets in the past days, protesting a Japanese government decision to restrict the entry of foreign entertainers. The plan covers all foreign...

Opinion

Pinoy professionals now outnumber ‘Japayukis’

December 1, 2000 - 12:00am

Japan is no longer just a haven for Filipino entertainers or the so-called "Japayukis" but is now also "mecca" for highly skilled overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported...

Nation

A matter of conscience - JAYWALKER by Art A. Borjal

November 13, 2000 - 12:00am

I have the highest respect for public officials who are willing to sacrifice their political ambitions for what they believe would be for the best interest of the country. Take the case of Speaker Manuel "Manny"...

Opinion

Coming home to roost - Why And Why Not

By Nelson A. navarro | February 17, 2000 - 12:00am

Those Filipino Japayukis in skin-tight jeans seemed to be in partying mood as they deplaned from the short flight from Tokyo. But looks can be very deceiving. Making light of why they were coming home en masse,...

Opinion