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Consul General Omura leaving Seattle

April 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Masahiro Omura is stepping down as Consul General of Japan in Seattle. Omura arrived in the Pacific Northwest in 2013. He told the Northwest Asian Weekly he is leaving his post at the end of April. He will return to Japan before being assigned to his new post — but Omura did not disclose where. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, CATHERINE GIBSON, Masahiro Omura, VOL 36 NO 15 | APRIL 8 - APRIL 14

First f light success — Japan’s new MRJ commercial jet made with U.S. and Washington State

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 11, a major milestone in Japanese aviation was reached as Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. conducted their maiden flight of the all-new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan’s first-ever commercial jet with seating for 70 to 90 passengers. The successful one-and-a-half-hour test flight out of Nagoya Airport confirmed basic characteristics […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, MITAC, MRJ, Masahiro Omura, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Moses Lake, Nagoya Airport, Pacific Coast, Seattle, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Washington State, japan

‘Star Trek’ and social media hero George Takei is 2015 Tomodachi Award winner

April 2, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Tomodachi is a Japanese word meaning friend. “Star Trek” actor and gay rights advocate George Takei is the newest friend of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW). The organization named him as its 2015 Tomodachi Award winner at the Seventh Annual Tomodachi Luncheon on March 27. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Annette Clark, George Takei, JCCCW, Japanese Americans, Karin Zaugg Black, Kurt Tokita, Lori Matsukawa, Masahiro Omura, Michi Hirata North, Professor Lorraine Bannai, Regimental Combat Team, Rick Wong, Seattle University, Star Trek, Tokyo, Tomodachi Award, Toshio Nomura, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

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