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Tensions boiled as North Korea upsets Japan in World Cup qualifier

November 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — There are no hot dogs, peanuts, or plastic cups of beer for sale when the North Korean soccer team takes the pitch. There are no noisemakers, and no one does the wave.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Asian Cup, Associated Press, Ethnic Koreans, Japanese Football Association, Jong Tae Se, Nishitetsu Travel, North Koreans, Pak Nam Choi, Pyongyang Times, Shoot Shoot, Shusaku Nishikawa, South Korean, Strike Strike, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, World Cup, Yanggakdo Stadium, uzbekistan

Japan wins first World Cup title in penalty shootout

July 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 joy.

Filed Under: World News, Sports Tagged With: 2011, Ali Krieger, Ayumi Kaihori, Brazil, Carli Lloyd, FRANKFURT, Germany, Homare Sawa, Rachel Buehler, Saki Kumagai, Shannon Boxx, Sweden, United States, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29, World Cup, commentary, italy, japan

United States faces Japan in World Cup Final

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 3-1 victory over Sweden on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Aya Miyama, Commerzbank Arena, ESPN, FRANKFURT, France, Germany, Hedvig Lindahl, Josefine Oqvist, Lotta Schelin, Norio Sasaki, PT, Sweden, United States, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22, World Cup, World Cup Final, japan

Peacock designer duo go from Bollywood to Britney Spears

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indian designers Falguni and Shane Peacock have busted out of Bollywood straight through to Hollywood. Their champion? Britney Spears.

Filed Under: Features, National News Tagged With: 2011, American Music Awards, Britney One, Britney Spears, Britney Two, India, London Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week, Manish Arora, Michelle Obama, Mumbai, New York, Nicki Minaj, Paco Rabanne, Sunset Strip, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, Wear Daily, West Hollywood, World Cup

The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010

December 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

2010 was another great year for sports. We saw big international events such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Chinese American, College World Series, Filipino Senior Ladies Figure Skating, Harvard University, Jeremy Lin, Manny Pacquiao, NFL, Philippines, Portland Trailblazers, Rich Cho, Taiwanese American, Vol 29 No 52 | December 25 - December 31, WNBA, Winter Olympics, World Cup, Year in Review 2010, Zhaira Constiniano

For the love of art: Asian Americans go against the tide in unconventional field

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Artist Diem Chau noticed an untouched box of crayons from her school days sitting on a table. Chau was inspired by coin carvers and folk art sculptors

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Art Institute, Artist Diem Chau, Asian Americans, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Eddy Lee, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Seattle, Tiffany Ran, Vietnam, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, Wayne Rooney, Wieden Kennedy, World Cup, blog

War-split North and South Korean families reunite after years apart

November 4, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of Korean family members separated for more than half a century by the Korean War embraced each other in tearful reunions

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Chinese Foreign Minster Yang Jiechi, Communist North Korea, Demilitarized Zone, Diamond Mountain, Kim Jong-il, Korean Central News Agency, Korean War, North Koreans, Ri Jong Ryol, SEOUL, South Koreans, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vietnam, Vol 29 No 45 | November 6 - November 12, World Cup, attention

Japanese user claims Twitter’s 20 billionth tweet

August 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tomoko A. Hosaka The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Twitter’s 20 billionth message didn’t make much sense, but it spoke volumes about the rapid global growth of the microblogging service. It came at 12:44 a.m. Sunday (1544 GMT, 11:44 a.m. EDT Saturday) from user “GGGGGGo—Lets—Go” in Japan, where Twitter has exploded in popularity over […]

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Denmark, GMT, Japanese Internet, Japanese Twitter, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Twitter Chief Executive Evan Williams, United States, World Cup

A double-whammy loss for Asian Americans: After elimination of the U.S. team, all Asian teams follow

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s with a heavy heart that I tell you that South Korea and Japan, the only two Asian teams left standing in the World Cup, were eliminated from the round of 16 teams this week.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Ghana, Japan Yuichi Komano, Jocelyn Chui, Keisuke Honda, Lee Chung-yong, Luis Suarez, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paraguay, South Korea, Stacy Nguyen, Though Japanese, United States, Uruguayan Diego Forlan, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, World Cup

As U.S. team dominates headlines, Asian team quietly moves upward in World Cup

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The World Cup has been going on for two weeks, and the Asian teams have experienced plenty of ups and downs.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Brazil, Denmark, Jocelyn Chui, Korea Republic South Korea, North Koreans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Portugal, TV, Uruguay, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2, World Cup, japan

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