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Chief Court Musician, Hiroaki Tohgi on goodwill visit to Seattle

April 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japan Arts Connection Lab (JACLab) will be bringing Noh + Opera as well as Jiuta (“Music of Kyoto’s pleasure quarters”) performances to Seattle audiences. This year, there will be a goodwill visit to Seattle by the Chief Court Musician of Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, Hiroaki Tohgi. He will be presenting through the week of May […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Allen Library Auditorium, Brechemin Auditorium, DEMONSTRATION, Heian-era Japan, Hiroaki Tohgi, Imperial Household Agency, Japan Arts Connection Lab, LECTURE, New York, Puget Sound, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Silk Road, UW, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, culture

Japanese princess bullied at elementary school

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Princess Aiko, granddaughter of the emperor, has missed several days of classes because of bullying by boys at her elementary school, a spokesman for the royal family said on March 5.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Africa, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Hirohito, Imperial Household Agency, Motomasa Higashisono, Prince Akishino, Princess Aiko, Princess Kiko, Princess Masako, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19

Editorial: Why all the fuss over Obama’s bow?

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last weekend, during a trip to Asia that was designed to build U.S. influence in the area, President Obama bowed to Japan’s Emperor Akihito. This single action caused a storm of controversy. Responses have been polarized, divided down party lines. Obama’s Republican critics say it was a sign of subservience, and the president was showing weakness. The State Department, however, has stressed that “the president was simply showing respect.”

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, American President, Asia, Emperor Akihito, Imperial Household Agency, King Abdullah, President Obama, Rome, Saudi Arabia, Third World, Vice President Dick Cheney, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Washington Times, Wesley Pruden, japan

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