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Ideas for honeymoon destinations

August 1, 2019 By Nina Huang

Sarah and Daniel Koerner got married in July 2018, but postponed their Greek honeymoon to April of this year. They were on vacation for a little over two weeks.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2019, BORA BORA, Greece, HAWAII, Portugal, SERENGETI, South America, Spain, VOL 38 NO 32 | AUGUST 3 - AUGUST 9, japan

Highlights of a trip to Japan

April 18, 2019 By John Liu

You may have read the travel article I wrote last year called “Highlights of our tour in South Korea,” in our July 5, 2018 issue. On the same trip, Tracy, my girlfriend at the time who is now my wife, and I also stopped by Japan.

Filed Under: Travel, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 17 | APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, japan

BLOG: How the World Cup saved my husband

June 28, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When the World Cup began on June 14, it was a horrible day for my family. My husband’s supposed minor surgery became a major operation, which took more than three hours. To remove his appendix, it involved a technique called laparoscopic appendectomy, mainly three incisions, one umbilical and two […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2018, Publisher's Blog, South Korea, VOL 37 NO 27 | JUNE 30 - JULY 6, WORLD CUP 2018, japan

Another controversial case of whitewashing, Scarlett Johansson cast as lead in “Ghost in the Shell”

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Card Northwest Asian Weekly “Ghost in the Shell,” a popular Japanese manga series following a cyborg policewoman, is getting a live-action adaptation set to release in 2017. However, the film is already receiving a heavy dose of backlash over the casting of Scarlett Johansson as its lead character, Major Motoko Kusanagi. This is […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2016, ABC, Academy Awards, Chinese Hawaiian, Constance Wu, Emma Stone, Eric Card, GHOST IN THE SHELL, Jon Tsuei, M. Night Shyamalan, Major Motoko Kusanagi, New Zealand, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sam Yoshiba, Scarlett Johansson, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, culture, japan

Seoul: North Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on April 1, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean, and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent North Korea from advancing its […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Associated Press, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Defense Ministry, GPS, North Korean, President Barack Obama, Science Ministry, Security Council, Seoul North Korea, South Korean, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, japan

Under 40 gaming executive — The recipe for Chris Lee’s success

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chris Lee is our first candidate for the 2016 Asian Technology and Innovation 40 and Under award category.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories, Technology Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Annual Studio Hot List, Blue Hole, Business Administration, Chris Kenji Beer, Chris Lee, En Masse Entertainment, Given Chris, MMO, Microsoft Xbox, Seattle America, South Korean, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, japan, technology

Tacoma family keeps up search for downed Korean War pilot

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Adam Ashton The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – As a boy, Albert Paffenroth Jr. walked to the edge of a fence around the runway at Johnson Air Force Base in Japan to watch his dad and other pilots lift into the sky in their B-26 bombers. Almost 70 years later, Paffenroth is trying […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Albert Paffenroth Jr, Albert Paffenroth Sr, Central Pacific, DNA, Gig Harbor, Johnson Air Force Base, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, North Korean, Philippines, TACOMA, United States, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, japan, technology

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

Japan protests alleged rape case by U.S. sailor on Okinawa

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An American sailor’s arrest in an alleged rape on Okinawa was “extremely regrettable,” Japan’s top government spokesman said March 14 about a case that renewed ill feelings on the southern island that sees the U.S. military presence there as a heavy and unfair burden. Chief Cabinet Secretary […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Justin Castellanos, Kyodo News, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Gov, Takeshi Onaga, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, japan

Michelle Kwan — The Olympian sits down with NWAW in an exclusive interview to discuss just exactly why she’s in Seattle.

March 18, 2016 By Stacy Nguyen

She is a two-time Olympic medalist, five-time world champion, and nine-time U.S. champion — and last Thursday, March 10, Michelle Kwan sat down in the Northwest Asian Weekly office for an exclusive interview to discuss her role within the Hillary Clinton campaign, her past travels as a U.S. envoy, her family, and whether fans will be able to see her on “Dancing with the Stars” any time soon.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Britney Spears, China, Chinese, Clay Pell, Demi Lovato, ECA, Hail Mary Pass, Hillary Clinton, His Mandarin, John Legend, Katy Perry, Michelle Kwan, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Russia, Simpsons Kwan, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, japan

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