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Nintendo president and Mariners owner dies at 85

September 30, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and was majority owner of the Mariners, has died. He was 85.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Family Computer, Game Boy, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Seattle, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4

EDITORIAL: In the passing of a Nintendo president, a visionary lost

September 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian community lost a powerful visionary on Sept. 19, when former Nintendo President and Mariners owner Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away. But while now he is gone, he leaves behind a legacy that many can learn from. His ambition, willingness to buck tradition, and humility are all wonderful models for the APA community.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Seattle Mariners, United States, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, japan

Johjima opts out of last 2 years of contract

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Zduriencik said the Mariners did not pay any money to buy out their former starting catcher, who said last season he was struggling to accept Seattle benching him in favor of rookie Rob Johnson.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2011, AL, Adam Moore, Bill Bavasi, Gold Gloves, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Jack Zduriencik, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Kenji Johjima, Pacific League, Rob Johnson, Seattle, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, communication, japan

Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian American manager in Major League Baseball history. He’s also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.

Filed Under: News, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2008, Asian American, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hood River, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Zduriencik, James Wakamatsu, Japanese Americans, Kenji Johjima, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Tule Lake, United States, culture, language, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

First female GM coming to Seattle?

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners are the first Major League Baseball team to lose 100 games with a $100 million payroll may lose more this winter. On top of all else the AL’s worst team must do, it should install a revolving door for a possible exodus of veterans.

Filed Under: News, Community News, National News, Sports Tagged With: 2008, Alex Fernandez, American League, Bill Bavasi, Bill Singer, Chicago White Sox, Chinese, GM, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Lee Pelekoudas, Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariners Chief Executive Howard Lincoln, Mariners President Chuck Armstrong, Ned Colletti, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle, Stacy Nguyen, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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