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Farewell to Seattle’s Consul General of Japan

May 1, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A farewell party was held for the Consul General of Japan on April 24. Masahiro Omura has served in Seattle since 2013. About 200 people attedned the event including Uwajimaya chairman Tomio Moriguchi and his wife Jenny Li, King county executive Dow Constantine and his wife Shirley Carlson. Omura also took part in a rendition […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN, Tomio Moriguchi, VOL 36 NO 18 | APRIL 29 - MAY 5

Moriguchi awarded

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tomio Moriguchi, infamous for Uwajimaya (and class of ’61 UW) will be receiving the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award from the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Oct. 17th at the University of Washington. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community. MAP’s signature […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Homecoming Saturday, Kelly Award, MAP, Multicultural Alumni Partnership, Tomio Moriguchi, Uwajimaya, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

Managing growth and respecting the past — Nikkei Concerns will soon be Keiro Northwest

September 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill On Jan. 1, 2016, Nikkei Concerns, founded in 1975 by second-generation Japanese Americans to serve Japanese elderly, will change its name to KEIRO Northwest. Nikkei Concerns (NC) means the concerns of second generations. Five units […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: API, Adding Northwest, Bill Tashima, Chinese, Filipino, Jeff Hattori, Keiro Northwest, Keiro Nursing Home, Nikkei Concerns, Nikkei Manor, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Keiro, Tomio Moriguchi, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, Winston Churchill

LETTERS: Hookah lounges in the ID — Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from happening in the future in any location, especially in the Chinatown ID. As a property owner, business owner, and a resident of the Chinatown ID, […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Islander, CEO, Donnie Chin, International Community Health Services, Japanese American, Seattle City Council, Seattle International District Resident, Special Review Guideline Ordinance, Special Review Guidelines Districts, Teresita Batayola, Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, culture, language

Moriguchi recognized

June 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tomio Moriguchi was named one of the most influential business executives of the past 35 years by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Moriguchi took over his family’s business, Uwajimaya, after working as a Boeing engineer, and he is currently company chairman after serving as its CEO for 30 years. According to the Journal, Moriguchi and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Chinatown International District, Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle, Tomio Moriguchi, Uwajimaya, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Publix Hotel groundbreaking

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  There was a groundbreaking February 9th  in the parking lot of the Publix Hotel located at 5th Avenue and South King Street in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. There was a traditional Asian ceremonial elements for good luck and Japanese tea. It was attended by members of Uwajimaya, the hotel development team, investors, and the community to celebrate […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown International District, Denise Moriguchi, Development Manager, Hal Ferris, Historic Preservation, Kenneth Louie, Nicholas Vann, Publix Hotel, Real Estate, SRO, Seattle, Spectrum Development Solutions, Tomio Moriguchi, Union Station, Uwajimaya, VP, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, japan

Okamoto and Moriguchi awarded

September 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto and Tomio Moriguchi, co-founders of Nikkei Concerns, received a Founder’s Award honor at the Nisei Veterans Hall on Sept. 15. Both united the Japanese American

Filed Under: News, Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Japanese American, Nikkei Concerns, Nisei Veterans Hall, Puget Sound, Tomio Moriguchi, Tosh Okamoto, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 40 | Septembe 27 - October 3

Two API leaders honored

July 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tomio Moriguchi, Elaine Ikoma Ko, and the Nikkei Community Network hosted a special reception on July 9, at the Nagomi Tea House, for Andréa Akita’s appointment as Executive Director of InterIm CDA and Brad Miyake as the new Bellevue City Manager.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, Brad Miyake, Consul General Masahiro Omura, Elaine Ikoma Ko, Elaine Ko, Executive Director, Jenny Li, Nagomi Tea House, Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25

BLOG: How to be a loser?

May 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The Hum Bow Celebrity Contest was a new idea at the Asian American Heritage Festival, held at the Seattle Center last Sunday.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Asian American Heritage Festival, Assunta Ng, Dim Sum King, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Lori Matsukawa, Mayor Ed Murray, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Center, Tomio Moriguchi, Uncle Bob Santos, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, parking

Interim names Akita director

April 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Interim Community Development Association celebrated its 45th anniversary with a Sapphire Gala on April 12 at the Seattle Mariott. The event raised $130,000.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Andrea Akita, Distinguished Service Award, Interim Community Development Association, International District Improvement Association, Mayor Norm Rice, Seattle Culinary Academy, Seattle Mariott, Sue Taoka, Tomio Moriguchi, UCLA, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2

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