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Japanese lawmaker criticized for linking Obama to slaves

February 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese lawmaker is being criticized for saying President Barack Obama was a descendant of Black slaves and so would have been an unthinkable presidential choice in America’s early history. Kazuya Maruyama, a lawyer-turned-lawmaker in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party, apologized hours after making the remark […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Democratic Party, Kazuya Maruyama, Kenya, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, United States, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Yosuke Kamiyama, japan

COMMENTARY: Mike Huckabee tweets racist anti-Asian joke

November 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang For Northwest Asian Weekly Several of the candidates for the GOP nomination took the opportunity of the Democratic Party’s first presidential primary debate of the season to live-tweet. And, by live-tweet, I mean troll. In stark contrast to the nuanced policy debate taking place on stage in Las Vegas where candidates were […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Although Trump, Chinese, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, East Asian, GOP, Las Vegas, North Korean, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, culture

Summons of Japanese media raises complaints of interference

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks Friday, the latest in a series of actions that opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned the executives from Asahi TV and public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Japan, Asian Studies, Democratic Party, Foreign Correspondents Club, Hodo Station, Jeff Kingston, Jiro Kawasaki, Katsuto Momii, Koichi Nakano, LDP, NHK, Shigeaki Koga, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Yoshihide Suga, censorship

Hawaii Democrats seek unity after dramatic races

August 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cathy Bussewitz and Juliet Williams Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii’s Democratic Unity Breakfast the morning after the primary election is traditionally a time for candidates to set aside their differences and coalesce against the Republican candidates they will face in November.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Abercrombie Sunday, Associated Press, Big Island, Brian Schatz, Colleen Hanabusa, David Ige, Democratic Party, Democratic Unity Breakfast, Hawaii Democrats, Honolulu City Council, John Waihee, Neil Abercrombie, Peter Boylan, President Barack Obama, Stephanie Ohigashi, Tropical Storm Iselle, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22

Opponents to fight new U.S. military base on Okinawa

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Moritsugu Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – Threatening lawsuits and protests, opponents are gearing up to fight a decision by Okinawa’s governor that could pave the way for a new U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Democratic Party, Emily Wang, Hirokazu Nakaima, Hiroshi Ashitomi, Japanese Defense Ministry, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Jun Okumura, Lolita Baldor, Marine Corps Futenma, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Yuichi Higa, Yuriko Nagano

LETTER: Clarifying Thailand

December 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, I applaud you and your reporting team for doing an excellent job with your report on the mass protests of Thai people. You are so keen on current events that happen not only in our local area (around Seattle and Washington state), but also overseas. 

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2013, Constitution Court, Dear Editor, Democratic Party, Laura Love, Peter Tangpiankij, Red Shirts, Seattle, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Though Prime Minister Yingluck, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, Yellow Shirt, Yingluck Shinawatra, Yingluck Thaksin

MDC announces new interim president Kiku Hayashi

March 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Metropolitan Democratic Club (MDC) announced on Friday, March 1, the appointment of MDC Vice President Kiku Hayashi as interim president to replace Justin Simmons, who has stepped down due to personal reasons.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Central District, Democratic Party, District Democrats, Food Bank, Japanese American Citizens League Seattle, Japanese Americans, Justin Simmons, Kiku Hayashi, Neighborhood House, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15, West Coast

COMMENTARY: Is Obama a man of the people?

April 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hai Tran For Northwest Asian Weekly Several days ago, I received an e-mail from President Barack Obama with the subject line “Do you want to have dinner with me?” A thought ran through my mind, “Wow, only in America would a president ask to have dinner with  regular folk like me.” I understood, of […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Democratic Party, Hai Tran, President Barack Obama, President Obama, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 31 No 15 | April 7 - April 13, White House, letter

Jindal takes an easy ride back into La. office

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Melinda DeSlatte The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was a landslide win by any measure. Gov. Bobby Jindal had a cake walk into a second term, turning back nine challengers who couldn’t muster name recognition or significant financing to put up a major challenge.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Bobby Jindal, Democratic Party, GOP, House Speaker Jim Tucker, Incumbent Lt, Jay Dardenne, LSU, Les Miles, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, State Tom Schedler, Tara Hollis, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

Japan PM says he’ll reassess U.S. Marine base pact

January 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister pledged Monday, Jan. 25, to “start from scratch” in re-examining a key military deal with Washington on relocating American troops, risking the ire of its key ally after a local election in Okinawa showed that residents oppose any new Marine bases in their region.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Studies, Beijing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano, China, Democratic Party, Futenma Marine Corps, Guam, Jay Alabaster, North Korea, Prime Minister Hatoyama, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Susumu Inamine, Tokyo, United States, Vol 29 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, japan

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