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Handing letter to emperor is taboo

November 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – A novice Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused an uproar by doing something taboo: handing a letter to the emperor.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Associated Press, Emperor Hirohito, Emporer Akihito, Empress Michiko, Imperial Palace, Neither Yamamoto, Taro Yamamoto, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, attention, japan, letter

Dec. 11: Consulate General of Japan in Seattle celebrates with holiday party

December 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the emperor of Japan. It follows on the heels of the 50th wedding anniversary of Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Dec. 23 is also Akihito’s birthday. In honor of these occasions, the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle celebrated during its annual holiday party. About 250 people attended the event held at the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Consul General Mitsunori Namba, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Japan Jan, Paull Shin, Queen Anne, Seattle, Vol 28 No 52 | December 19 - December 25

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