Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Japanese Embassy in Manila is working to process and return the visa applications it received down to five days despite the continuing surge in Filipino tourists seeking to visit the country. However, it repeated its advice to the traveling public to submit their applications to the embassy two months in advance. The Japan Embassy said it is currently in the process of transitioning its screening system amid the unprecedented surge in visa applications for tourism purposes. This move, it said, would soon streamline the visa process. Meanwhile, the embassy reiterated that Japan continues to recognize the importance it places on its people-to-people exchanges with the Philippines. "Japan places great import...