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Aug. 1: JCCCW welcomes Japanese Agricultural Exchange Council

August 29, 2011 By Admin

The Japanese Cultural & Community Center (JCCCW) welcomes a new tenant, the Japan Agricultural Exchange Council – U.S. Branch. “TJ” Takashi Yoshikawa serves as the branch’s director …

Volunteers needed for two-day Aki Matsuri

August 12, 2011 By Admin

The Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association (ENMA) is looking for about 300 volunteers to help out at this year’s Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival), a two-day event consisting of Japanese cultural and […]

A-pop!: Don’t mess with Wendi

August 12, 2011 By Admin

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The slap heard around the world Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? Just a month […]

Chinese punk rock band to rock out in the U.S. for the first time

August 11, 2011 By Admin

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly It’s unprecedented for a Chinese punk band to tour the States, but Demerit isn’t just any Chinese punk band. This month, they are aiming […]

Sun Yang breaks oldest world record in swimming

August 6, 2011 By Admin

By Andrew Dampf The Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — The swimming world championships ended with a bang Sunday, July 31, when emerging Chinese standout Sun Yang broke the oldest world […]

Joan Stamm book wins 2011 Nautilus Award

August 1, 2011 By Admin

Joan Stamm’s book, “Heaven and Earth are Flowers: Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism,” was selected as a 2011 Nautilus Silver Award Winner in the religion and spirituality category. Stamm lived […]

Japan wins first World Cup title in penalty shootout

July 20, 2011 By Admin

By Nancy Armour THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, the determined women on its World Cup team may have brought a little […]

Blog: If Japan can, Asian Americans can too

July 20, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng The United States women’s soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup Final Sunday in Germany before a sell-out crowd of over 48,000 and millions watching […]

United States faces Japan in World Cup Final

July 13, 2011 By Admin

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a […]

World’s largest service club organization installs its first Chinese Lion

July 7, 2011 By Admin

Click here to see the pictorial. By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Wing-Kun Tam knows that there are 950,000 people in China who are blind. He sees how their quality […]