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Ichiro heads into final year of deal with Mariners

February 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — No one really knows when Ichiro Suzuki will retire. The 38-year-old outfielder is heading into the final year of his contract with Seattle and isn’t discussing […]

The ‘baby’ raised me! — Part 3 of the NWAW 30th anniversary series

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly My baby just turned 30. She is the youngest of my three children. And in some ways, she has more influence on me than […]

Tao: The Art of the Drum comes to Seattle Feb. 3

February 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Friday, Feb. 3, The Seattle Theatre Group is presenting Tao: The Art of the Drum at the Moore Theatre.

Japan’s population to shrink by one-third by 2060

February 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing […]

Vietnamese director brings Murakami’s Norwegian Wood’ to life

January 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Director Tran Anh Hung left his native Vietnam in 1975, at the age of 12, after Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces. Until […]

Local woman participates in relay race in Kawamoto, Japan

January 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jenn Doane, a Whitman College graduate, recently participated in the Kawamoto Ekiden — a 26-km, 8-leg relay race that loops around town — in an all-girls team. Kawamoto is a […]

North Korea to issue special pardons for convicts around Lunar New Year

January 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will issue special pardons for convicts to commemorate milestone birthdays of its two late leaders, state media […]

Who was naughty and who was nice in 2011?

January 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about Asians By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As we welcome in 2012 and recover from the holidays, The Layup Drill […]

BLOG: My happiness list

January 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What really matters? Ask yourself this before you make your New Year’s resolutions. Write down what you find valuable. Writing helps you understand yourself and empowers you to achieve what […]

Secretary Geithner to travel to China and Japan Jan. 10-12

January 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Secretary Tim Geithner will travel to Beijing, China, and Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10-12, for meetings with senior government officials in both […]