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You are here: Home / Archives for Jeff Kingston

Iwakuma happily back in Seattle after failed Dodgers deal

December 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout Hisashi Iwakuma’s free agency, the Seattle Mariners remained in contact, and the team moved swiftly when the pitcher unexpectedly became available again. How quick? Less than 48 hours after finding out Iwakuma was back on the market, the Mariners completed a deal with the Japanese-born […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, GM, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Kingston, Jerry Dipoto, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, japan

Summons of Japanese media raises complaints of interference

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks Friday, the latest in a series of actions that opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned the executives from Asahi TV and public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Japan, Asian Studies, Democratic Party, Foreign Correspondents Club, Hodo Station, Jeff Kingston, Jiro Kawasaki, Katsuto Momii, Koichi Nakano, LDP, NHK, Shigeaki Koga, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Yoshihide Suga, censorship

Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan’s economic push in Myanmar

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Although Suu Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi, China-backed Myitsone, Finance Minister Taro Aso, Ford Motor Co, GE, IHS, Jeff Kingston, Mitsui Co, Rachel Calvert, Sumitomo Chemical, Temple University, Though Myanmar, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Yuki Akimoto, japan

Japan’s new prime minister faces test to win back voters

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Naoto Kan, the straight-talking populist named Japan’s new prime minister, faces a host of daunting tasks, from reviving the nation’s

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Emperor Akihito, Ichiro Ozawa, Irritable Kan, Jay Alabaster, Jeff Kingston, Marine Air Station Futenma, Mike Hammer, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, Yoshihiko Noda, Yuki Tamura, Yukio Hatoyama, Yuri Kageyama, japan

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