The Philippines and Japan: not so unequal, after all -- War memorials and commemorations in the Philippines: an exploratory look -- Japan's cultural diplomacy in the Philippines in the last fifty years: an assessment -- The Japan information and cultural center in the Philippines -- The first Japanese studies program in the Philippines: archival research plus personal vignettes -- Networking through the Japan society for the promotion of science: a personal account -- Emerging Asia-partnership between the Philippines and Japan through the Asian development bank -- At the core of Filipina-Japanese intercultural marriages: family, gender, love and cross-cultural understanding -- A Filipino husband's adjustment to Japanese culture -- The Japanese in the Filipino cinematic space -- Gatas: sa dibdib ng kaaway (In the Bosom of the enemy) -- The role of Japanese NGOs in Philippines-Japan relations