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Nakajima to open Capitol Hill restaurant

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Chef Shota Nakajima has acquired the former Bistrot Le Zinc restaurant space at 1449 E Pine Street in Seattle and in June will open Naka, offering a contemporary menu inspired […]

No news is good news — On Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

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HONOLULU (AP)—No news is good news. That might have been the bumper sticker for Ash Carter’s first tour of Asia as secretary of defense. It was mostly quiet on the […]

China says Taiwan won’t be among charter members of new bank

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By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Cross-strait frictions remerged Monday as China said Taiwan won’t be among the charter members of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, apparently […]

Technology to look inside Fukushima reactors faces challenge

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By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The cutting-edge technology was billed as a way to decipher where exactly the morass of nuclear fuel might sit at […]

Britain applies to join Chinese-led Asian bank

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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 […]

Vanuatu president: Storm-wrecked country must ‘start anew’

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By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press SENDAI, Japan (AP) — The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has lost years of development progress and must “start anew” following a powerful cyclone that […]

Changing palates affect Alaska seafood sales in Japan

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By Jeanette Lee Falsey Alaska Dispatch News ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Satomi Inaba grew up eating her mother’s boiled fish and mackerel sushi, but like many younger Japanese consumers today […]