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Sen. Cantwell meets with Japanese Prime Minister

February 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 10 to discuss strengthening the Japanese-American economic relationship. Cantwell expressed that the two countries would continue their strong alliance and advocated on behalf of Washington state’s farmers, ranchers, and businesses. Despite Japan being the third largest trading partner with Washington state, farmers […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Maria Cantwell, Shinzo Abe, VOL 36 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24

Abe ‘speechless’ after video claims IS hostage dead

January 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless’’ after an online video purported to show one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed and promised to save the other.   Shinzo Abe said on NHK TV that the video was likely authentic and offered condolences to the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Iraq, Islamic State-affiliated, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Kenji Goto, Kyodo News, NHK, Nobuo Kimoto, Patrick Ventrell, President Barack Obama, Shinzo Abe, Syria, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, White House National Security Council

Diversity at the top — Brad Miyake steers City of Bellevue

October 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Organized chaos.”  

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bellevue City Council, Brad Miyake, Business Administration, Franklin High School, GAO, Japanese American Leadership Delegation, Japanese Americans, Jason Cruz, King County, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prime Minister, Seattle, Shinzo Abe, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17

Japan’s ruling bloc wins upper house elections

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the upper house of parliament in elections July 21, giving it control of both chambers and a mandate to press ahead with difficult economic reforms. The win is an endorsement of the Liberal Democratic […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, China, Chinese, Elaine Kurtenbach, Kyodo News, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Mari Yamaguchi, NHK, NTV, Naohisa Hayashi, New Komeito, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, japan

Obama hosts Japan PM amid tensions in Asia

March 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed Japan’s new prime minister to the White House on Friday, Feb. 22, pledging continued close economic cooperation and a shared determination to mount a strong response to a North Korean nuclear test.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asia, Beijing, China, Joe Hinrichs, North Korean, Obama, Oval Office, Security Council, Shinzo Abe, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tokyo, United States, Vol 32 No 10 | March 2 - March 8, WASHINGTON, White House, japan

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