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Inslee leads trade mission to Korea and Japan

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Aug.7 that he’s leaving at the end of the month for a 9-day trade mission to Korea and Japan. Inslee will be joined by directors of the state agriculture and commerce departments, as well as 60 leaders from the business, education, economic development and local government […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Jay Inslee, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, South Korea, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, japan, technology

Hiroyuki Sanada – Discusses career and latest movie

July 23, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada plays a key role in the new movie release “Mr. Holmes.” Sanada was in town for the Seattle International Film Festival last month for an early viewing of the movie. In an interview with the Northwest Asian Weekly, he talked about his career, acting alongside […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, British Empire, Hiroyuki Sanada Discusses, Japanese Harrison Ford, Jason Cruz, King Lear, London, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle International Film Festival, Sherlock Holmes, Tokyo, Tom Cruise, United States, Uruguay, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Artsy coffee chain Blue Bottle brews long queues in Tokyo

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a cup. The company, which began in Oakland, California in 2002, hopes its early popularity is more than a passing fad. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Smith, Blue Bottle, Founder James Freeman, Giant Steps, Jotaro Fujii, New York, Saki Igawa, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco-based Tartine Bakery, Shake Shack, Silicon Valley, Takuya Nakagawa, Tokyo, Tottori Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, attention, culture, japan

“Rebirth of the World”

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chiho Aoshima, “Rebirth of the World” is featured at the Seattle Asian Art Museum from May 2—October 4. The opening reception was May 1. Aoshima is a Japanese pop artist and member of Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Collective. Aoshima graduated from Department of Economics, Hosei University, Tokyo. The exhibition features large-scale dreamscapes printed on plexiglass, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Mimi Gardner Gates, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Takashi Murakami, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Xiaojin Wu

Man arrested over drone at Japanese prime minister’s office

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low-level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister’s office to protest the government’s nuclear energy policy, officials said Saturday. Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, turned himself in to authorities late […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Fukushima Dai-ichi, NHK, Obama, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, United States, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, White House, Yasuo Yamamoto, japan

In US-Japan talks, China’s leader a factor

May 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Kuhnhenn and Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last Tuesday, a major subtext of their discussions was the world leader not in the room — Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s rise underlies both the economic and security discussions that will highlight […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Development Bank, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, East China Sea, Gettysburg Address, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, President Barack Obama, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, State John Kerry, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Wall Street Journal, World Bank, attention

Doane elected to Bar Association of Governors

April 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

James K. Doane, a Seattle resident, was elected as a member of  the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors, District 7-South, securing 54 percent of the vote against two other lawyers. The Board oversees the mission and finances of  the 36,000 member bar association, and holds public meetings throughout the state every six weeks. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bar Association, Costco Wholesale, Preston Gates Ellis, Seattle, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1

Summons of Japanese media raises complaints of interference

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks Friday, the latest in a series of actions that opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned the executives from Asahi TV and public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Japan, Asian Studies, Democratic Party, Foreign Correspondents Club, Hodo Station, Jeff Kingston, Jiro Kawasaki, Katsuto Momii, Koichi Nakano, LDP, NHK, Shigeaki Koga, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Yoshihide Suga, censorship

‘Star Trek’ and social media hero George Takei is 2015 Tomodachi Award winner

April 2, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Tomodachi is a Japanese word meaning friend. “Star Trek” actor and gay rights advocate George Takei is the newest friend of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW). The organization named him as its 2015 Tomodachi Award winner at the Seventh Annual Tomodachi Luncheon on March 27. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Annette Clark, George Takei, JCCCW, Japanese Americans, Karin Zaugg Black, Kurt Tokita, Lori Matsukawa, Masahiro Omura, Michi Hirata North, Professor Lorraine Bannai, Regimental Combat Team, Rick Wong, Seattle University, Star Trek, Tokyo, Tomodachi Award, Toshio Nomura, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

Britain applies to join Chinese-led Asian bank

March 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe McDonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Britain has become the first major Western government to apply for membership in a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank that Washington worries will undercut institutions such as the World Bank. The British Treasury said Thursday it will join talks this month on the Asian Infrastructure Investment […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Africa, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Laos, Nepal, South China Sea, Tokyo, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, World Bank, japan

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