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Japan study: 1/3 of working women were sexually harassed

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese government study has found nearly a third of working women who responded to a survey reported being sexually harassed on the job, such as being subjected to unwanted physical contact or degrading comments. The study, released March 1 and the first of its kind, examined […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Associated Press, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, World Economic Forum, japan

Maid in Japan — Japanese rock group BAND-MAID to debut overseas at Sakura-Con

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During an hour-long break, five tired-looking Japanese girls logged onto Skype because they had a press interview with Northwest Asian Weekly. …

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Akane Hirose, Drummer Hirose, Guitarist Touno, Kanami Touno Photo, MISA, Miku Kobato, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, SNS, Saiki Atsumi, Seattle, Taylor Allred, Thomas Fotheringham, Tokyo, United States, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, japan

3 former execs of utility charged in Fukushima disaster

March 6, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three former Japanese utility executives were formally charged Monday, Feb. 29 with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first officials from the company to face a criminal trial. Five court-appointed lawyers indicted Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric power Co. at the time of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Associated Press, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Ichiro Takekuro, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Kyodo News, Ruiko Muto, Sakae Muto, TEPCO, Tokyo Electric, Tsunehisa Katsumata, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, culture, japan

Top women — Uwajimaya bosses on leadership

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Today, women make up only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, according to data from Pew Research Center.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2016, Brenda Handley, CEO, Denise Moriguchi, Fujimatsu Moriguchi, Hello Kitty Soy Sauce, International Women, Kit Kat, Pew Research Center, Seattle Uwajimaya, Tule Lake, Uwajimaya Bellevue, Uwajimaya Inc, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, attention, japan, women of color

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

NAKA chef teaches sushi rolling and washoku at cultural event

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 24, Shota Nakajima, a chef and owner of NAKA on Capitol Hill, taught Seattle residents how to hand-roll sushi as part of an initiative to make Japanese cuisine a regular staple in local households. The event was held at the Pike Place Market Atrium Loft. The event was hosted by the Ministry of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Capitol Hill, Pike Place Market Atrium Loft, Seattle, Shota Nakajima, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, japan

Angelina Jolie’s film ‘Unbroken’ finally opens in Japan more than a year later

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” opened Feb. 6, more than a year after the rest of the world, in Japan, where the main character endures as a prisoner of war and where some have called for a boycott of the movie. There were concerns that right-wing extremists may try […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Angelina Jolie, Associated Press, Berlin Olympics, David Bowie, Imperial Army, Katsuyuki Miyata, Korea, Louis Zamperini, Merry Christmas, Nagano Olympics, Nagisa Oshima, POW, Tokyo, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, japan, social media

Young girl’s old suitcase teaches world children about Holocaust

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fumiko Ishioka watched and chatted as George Brady played travel Scrabble with his adult daughter, Lara Brady, in between press interviews at the Hyatt House Hotel on Jan. 22. Ishioka is a Japanese national and George Brady has lived in Toronto, Canada, since 1951.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Alain Lewkowicz, Canada, Canadian Jewish, Emil Sher, England, French Jewish, Fumiko Ishioka, George Brady, Germany, Hana Brady, Karen Levine, Lara Brady, Nuremberg Laws, Seattle Children, Stacy Nguyen, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, WNPA2016, japan

‘Kanako’ pits esteemed actor against a lot of pointless gore

January 22, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “The World of Kanako” begins with a Christmas celebration or, to be more precise, several Christmas celebrations. Snow falls slowly. Bright lights twinkle in the night. And young people, at least, dance together in a club, done up in their immaculate fashions. Intercut with this, though, is cursing, hissing, […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 13 Assassins, 2016, Akihiro Fujishima, Director Tetsuya Nakashima, Grand Illusion Cinema, James Bond, Juzo Itami, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Koji Yakusho, Kojji Yakusho, Masayuki Suko, New York Asian Film Festival, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Shohei Imamura, Takashi Miike, University District, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, japan

The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle’s hidden gateway to Imperial China

January 15, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the heart of downtown Seattle, in the Skinner Building, lies a hidden architectural gem with Chinese-inspired interior design that evokes the sacred palaces and a temple of Imperial China — it’s the 5th Avenue Theatre.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Avenue Theatre Association, Calandra Childers, Connie Corrick, Forbidden City, Gustav Liljestrom, Imperial China, Imperial Chinese, Long Corridor, Seattle Downtown Historic Theatre, Skinner Building, Summer Palace, Thailand, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, culture, japan, technology

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