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Angelina Jolie’s film ‘Unbroken’ finally opens in Japan more than a year later

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” opened Feb. 6, more than a year after the rest of the world, in Japan, where the main character endures as a prisoner of war and where some have called for a boycott of the movie. There were concerns that right-wing extremists may try […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Angelina Jolie, Associated Press, Berlin Olympics, David Bowie, Imperial Army, Katsuyuki Miyata, Korea, Louis Zamperini, Merry Christmas, Nagano Olympics, Nagisa Oshima, POW, Tokyo, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, japan, social media

Hawaii plantation to stop growing sugar

January 16, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business, signaling the end of an industry that once powered the local economy and lured thousands of immigrants to the islands.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Alexander Baldwin Inc, Associated Press, Brian Schatz, CEO, China, Christopher Benjamin, Hawaiian Commercial Sugar, Hawaiian Kingdom, Korea, Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, Philippines, Portugal, United States, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, West Coast

Mmm … mochi! — A Japanese new year’s treat, a harbinger of good blessings, a choking hazard?

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly If you frequent Asian markets during the year, especially around special holidays, you are probably familiar with the colorful and interesting variety of mochi, an elastic cake that is Japanese in name but multi-national in guise. In Japan, mochi plays a pivotal role in Shogatsy (new year) celebrations. For […]

Filed Under: Cultures, Food Tagged With: 2016, China, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Chapman, Tokyo Fire Department, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, japan

An interview with Sidney Rittenberg — Part 3: “Thunder but no rain” over South China Sea, Confucian communists, and a wonderful life

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wen Liu Special to Northwest Asian Weekly No one can better shed light on U.S. and China relations for us than Sidney Rittenberg, who knows China and the Communist Party inside out. Having lived in China for 35 years through wars and revolutions, now in his very wise 90s, he has to be the […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, World News Tagged With: 2015, Anna Louise Strong, Ashton Carter, Chinese Communist Party, Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping, Dorothy Parker, Global Times, Great Leap Forward, Herbert Hoover, John Foster Dulles, Korea, Korean War, Li Peng, Li Yuanchao, Liu Looking, Liu Xi Jinping, Minister Peng, Peng Dehuai, President Coolidge, President Obama, Rittenberg Absolutely, Rittenberg It, Sidney Rittenberg Part, Silent Cal, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

COMMENTARY: Accident cases pose complex issues

October 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jennifer Bates For Northwest Asian Weekly Recently there has been a lot of publicity and news coverage about the Ride the Ducks tour bus crash. There were five deaths and more than a dozen seriously injured exchange students. There has been one lawsuit filed on behalf of a student who sustained fractured fingers and/or […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Attorney Buckley, Aurora Avenue North, Buckley Associates, Jae Won Jang, Jeep Cherokee, Jennifer Bates, King County Metro, Korea, North Seattle Community College, United States, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30

Connecting the dots with Eunice Kim

October 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Walking into Davidson Galleries at Pioneer Square in October, you will likely find people connecting the dots at Eunice Kim’s latest printmaking exhibition, “2005-2015: Ten Year Survey.” The exhibition is both a celebration and display of Kim’s journey in creating art by using a nontoxic technique to achieve a […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Davidson Galleries, Eunice Kim, Europe, Fiona Lau, Jocelyn Moore, Korea, Miranda Metcalf, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pioneer Square, Ray Calabro, Sam Davidson, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, culture

Summer cheers for Asian beers — A world of beer—stepping out of the local to find something new

July 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly I once lived with a roommate who seemed to prefer an obscure little beer that I had never heard of before. That beer was Sapporo, a rice beer from Japan. At the time it seemed peculiar that he’d prefer that over the local, craft IPA that I’d often bring […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2015, Asahi Super Dry, Beijing Summer Olympics, China, Crown Imports, IPA, Kirin Ichiban, Korea, Little Saigon, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines San Miguel, Premium Light, Sapporo Premium Lager, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, japan

Toyota scholarships

June 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing college scholarships to APIAs, Toyota granted 22 scholarships at its fourth annual awards dinner and reception at the Toyota Automotive Museum on May 14, 2015. With majors ranging from aerospace engineering to microbiology, and school selections from […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, China, India, Korea, Los Angeles, Philippines, STEM, Toyota Automotive Museum, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Having fun with tofu — Part two of three of the ‘Soy Series’

June 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Tofu has long been a staple in Asian cuisine and a favorite among vegetarians. Although I grew up eating tofu, I never thought much about where it came from or how it was made. How does a soybean turn into tofu? As part of my desire to eat healthier […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Kim, China, Korea, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Canada police: 7 arrested in massive Asian prostitution ring

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MONTREAL (AP) — Seven members of an Asia-based organized crime syndicate have been arrested for exploiting more than 500 women mostly from China and Korea in a prostitution ring that spanned Canada, authorities said Thursday. The ring operated in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, authorities said after a year-long investigation. Two […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Anyang Cui, Canada, China, Daegun Chun, Jeonghwan Seo, Kai Chen, Korea, Le Yu, Nan Wu, Police Constable Erique Gasse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, Yong Li

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