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BLOG: Can you prevent luck from hitting you?

July 6, 2012 By Admin

I never won anything in my whole life, be it lottery tickets, raffle drawings, or other types of gambling. At events, my husband and I are often the first to […]

Japan sells first fish caught since nuclear crisis last year

June 30, 2012 By Admin

By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The first seafood caught off Japan’s Fukushima coastline since last year’s nuclear disaster went on sale Monday, but the offerings were […]

Japan and Iran win in World Cup qualifying

June 9, 2012 By Admin

By Jim Armstrong The Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan and Iran showed Sunday why they are among the favorites in Asia to qualify in advancing to the 2014 […]

Pastor Patrinell Wright honored with Cultural Treasure Award

May 25, 2012 By Admin

On June 1, the Ethnic Heritage Council (EHC) will honor Pastor Patrinell Wright with the Cultural Treasure Award. The EHC calls Wright a true cultural symbol who preserves and promotes […]

BLOG: The good, the bad, and the ugly of SCP’s 30th Anniversary Gala

May 25, 2012 By Admin

This entry was previously published in the Seattle Chinese Post’s May 5 issue. Join us for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 30th Anniversary Gala on Oct. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton […]

From aliens to dragons, books on sports that score a home run

May 4, 2012 By Admin

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Galaxy Games: The Challengers” By Greg R. Fishbone Lee & Low Books, 2011 When Tyler Sato turns 11, his cousins in Tokyo have a […]

Personal items recovered from tsunami debris

April 28, 2012 By Admin

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted […]

A-pop! Color blind casting: to dye or not dye, that is the question

April 27, 2012 By Admin

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly A media convergence for local Asian American In local and television news, Seattle web […]

New North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un gives first public speech

April 21, 2012 By Admin

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place […]

N. Korean rocket a suspected ruse for missile testing

April 14, 2012 By Admin

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean space officials said all assembly and preparations for this week’s planned satellite launch have been completed […]