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Feds: 2 men traveled to Philippines for murder-for-hire plot

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two North Carolina men were arrested July 22 on charges that they carried out a contract killing, allegedly leaving a woman dead on a garbage pile in the Philippines before each collected a portion of their $35,000 fee. An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Attorney Preet Bharara, China, Congo, Drug Enforcement Administration, Filipino, Independent Contractor, New York City, North Carolina, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, United States, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, technology

Ex-doc in Vegas hepatitis C spread sentenced

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge had scathing words for a once-prominent Las Vegas doctor he sentenced to almost six years and ordered to repay $2.2 million to insurance firms and the government in a fraud case arising from the largest medical office hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada history. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Dipak Kantilal Desai, India, Tonya Rushing, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

India census says 70% villagers are mostly poor

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service NEW DELHI (AP) — India released new data Friday showing that more than 70 percent of its people live in villages, with the majority extremely poor and dependent on manual labor. The data from India’s socio-economic and caste census was collected between 2011 and 2013. It’s the first time India has studied […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, India, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

Leland Yee, ex-state senator, facing up to 20 years on racketeering

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California state senator — once considered a leading candidate for a statewide office — is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a racketeering charge in an organized crime case centered in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Leland Yee — an advocate […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, 2015, Chinatown, Chinese, FBI, Ghee Kung Tong, Keith Jackson, Laurie Levenson, Leland Yee, Los Angeles, Philippines, Rod Wright, Ron Calderon, San Francisco, Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

Japan emotional after World Cup loss

July 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Japan clearly was not ready for Carli Lloyd. Lloyd scored a hat trick in the opening 16 minutes on Sunday to help give the United States a 5-2 victory over Japan for its record third Women’s World Cup title. The game Sunday night […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Abby Wambach, Ayumi Kaihori, Carli Lloyd, Golden Ball, Golden Boot, Homare Sowa, Julie Johnston, Kozue Ando, Laura Bassett, Lauren Holiday, MVP, Norio Sasaki, Tobin Heath, United States, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, World Cup Champions Germany, World Cups, Yuki Ogimi, japan

Gay activists in Asia upbeat about impact of US court ruling

July 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press Gay rights activists in Asia, where no country allows same-sex couples to legally marry, are upbeat about prospects for a change following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing such marriages in every state of the nation. A look at some of the reactions and background on gay rights: SOUTH KOREA […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Asia, Beijing, China, Chinese, Conservative Christianity, Han Ga-ram, Hong Kong, Kazuyuki Minami, Li Yinhe, Michael Vidler, Natee Teerarojjanapongs, QT, South Koreans, Supreme Court, Though Japan, US, United States, Vol 34 No 28 | July 4 - July 10, culture

June 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lisa Marien Northwest Asian Weekly Hideki Matsuyama, only 23 years old, is one of Japan’s fastest rising golf stars and he will be participating in the U.S. Open in Chambers Bay this month. Matsuyama was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan on February 25, 1992. He has studied since 2010, at Tohoku Fukushi University in […]

http://nwasianweekly.com/2015/06/hideki-hits-contender-at-the-u-s-open/

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2015, Asia Pacific Amateur, Bob Turner, Chambers Bay, Daisuke Shindo, Ehime Prefecture, Hideki Matsuyama, Lisa Marien, Mitsuteru Iida, Northwest Asian Weekly, Though Tiger Woods, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, World University Games, attention, japan

Matsuno steps down from DON

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bernie Matsuno, who has served as director of Department of Neighborhoods (DON) since 2011, will be stepping down effective June 2. Matsuno came out of retirement to serve as director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, intending to serve only a few months, but stayed on for over four years. She developed and expanded new community […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Bernie Matsuno, DON, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Nakajima to open Capitol Hill restaurant

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chef Shota Nakajima has acquired the former Bistrot Le Zinc restaurant space at 1449 E Pine Street in Seattle and in June will open Naka, offering a contemporary menu inspired by Japanese kaiseki.   Growing up in a Japanese family on the Eastside of Seattle, Shota’s point of view is influenced by his mother’s homemade […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2015, Bistrot Le Zinc, Capitol Hill, Chef Shota Nakajima, Kappo Kitchen, Michelin Star Chef, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Sushi Kappo Tamura, Tsuji Culinary Arts School, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, World Washoku Challenge, Yasuhiko Sakamoto, culture, japan

Man arrested over drone at Japanese prime minister’s office

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low-level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister’s office to protest the government’s nuclear energy policy, officials said Saturday. Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, turned himself in to authorities late […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Fukushima Dai-ichi, NHK, Obama, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, United States, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, White House, Yasuo Yamamoto, japan

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