international
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Journo sisters spill all
January 1, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SOMEWHERE INSIDE: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home By Laura Ling and Lisa Ling (New York: William Morrow, 2010, 322 pp., $26.99, […] READ MORE
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Mean streets
January 1, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO VICE: AN AMERICAN REPORTER ON THE POLICE BEAT IN JAPAN By Jake Adelstein (New York: Pantheon, 2009, 335 pp., $26.00, hardcover) Chasing stories for the world’s biggest newspaper was […] READ MORE
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SF State to establish Japan and Japanese cultural center
December 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco State University (SFSU) has received the second-largest private individual gift in its history, a $5 million dollar gift from alumna and Professor Emerita Kay Takeyama Dilena, to establish […] READ MORE
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Kanrin Maru committee looks to next 150 years of celebrating U.S.-Japan relationship
December 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
A small group of people gathered around the rotunda of San Francisco’s City Hall on the evening of Dec. 13 for the closing ceremonies of the 150th anniversary of the […] READ MORE
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Congress passes rare bill to allow Marine widow’s immigration
December 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — The House of Representatives, on Dec. 15, passed a private immigration bill that will pave the way for a Japanese widow of a U.S. Marine to live […] READ MORE
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Symposium reveals the history of U.S.-Japan cultural exchange in SF
November 11, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Imagine the world without San Francisco. We could not wear jeans by Levi Strauss, or celebrate the long-awaited championship of the San Francisco Giants. Most importantly, Nikkei history and the […] READ MORE
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Three to receive medals of honor from the Japanese government
November 11, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Two Japanese and one American residing in Northern and Central California will receive kunsho, or medals of honor from Japan, the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco announced Nov. […] READ MORE
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Supporters of Japanese culture across the nation recognized with Kunsho medals
June 3, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the May 27 issue, the Nichi Bei Weekly published information about Kunsho medal recipients named by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. Kunsho medals have been simultaneously […] READ MORE
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More than words: Teaching English in Ecuador
May 13, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the 24 years that I have been “Ali, short for Alicia,” I have secretly longed for a nickname of distinctive familiarity and endearment. Now, in this small provincial city […] READ MORE
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Government of Japan Honors Columbia Professor Takamura
December 24, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
NEW YORK — Professor Jeanette C. Takamura, dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work, has been honored with The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck […] READ MORE
