U.S.-Japan relations
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Osaka to end sister-city ties with San Francisco over ‘comfort women
December 21, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
OSAKA — Osaka formally decided Dec. 13 to end its 60-year sister-city ties with San Francisco, in protest against its sanctioning of a statue symbolizing women forced into wartime brothels […] READ MORE
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Osaka-S.F. sister city relationship to end
December 7, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Following San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee’s formal acceptance Nov. 22 of the memorial dedicated to the so-called “comfort women,” located in the city’s Chinatown, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said at […] READ MORE
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Japan hails Obama’s achievements, sounds optimism over Trump era
January 19, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Japan hailed Jan. 11 progress made between the administrations of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and expressed confidence bilateral relations will continue to […] READ MORE
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Ukulele master dedicated to narrowing Japan-U.S. culture gap
July 7, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — If any barriers are hindering Japan and the United States from achieving ultimate social harmony, Jake Shimabukuro hopes that his music can break the ice. Born and raised […] READ MORE
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The question of Shin-Nisei and Japanese American identity: Exploring Nikkei history at the Nikkei Youth Conference and creating models of Nikkei activism
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
On Nov. 16, I had the great pleasure to attend the Nikkei Youth Conference at the Berkeley Methodist United Church. I first heard about plans for the conference at the […] READ MORE
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Japan looks to Kennedy for new bridge with U.S.
November 21, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — With the controversial base relocation in Okinawa and other high-stakes issues testing the resilience of Japan-U.S. relations, people in Japan are looking to new U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy […] READ MORE
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Thomas Foley, ex-U.S. envoy to Japan and House speaker, dies
October 31, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — Thomas Foley, a former U.S. House of Representatives speaker and ambassador to Japan, has died, U.S. media said Oct. 18. He was 84. Foley served as the […] READ MORE
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Friendships and trials across nations
July 26, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
TOMO: FRIENDSHIP THROUGH FICTION – AN ANTHOLOGY OF JAPAN TEEN STORIES Edited By Holly Thompson (Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, 2012, 384 pp., $14.95, paperback) Children’s author Holly Thompson, who […] READ MORE
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What happens when goodwill and baseball collide?
July 26, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
BANZAI BABE RUTH: BASEBALL, ESPIONAGE, & ASSASSINATION DURING THE 1934 TOUR OF JAPAN By Robert K. Fitts (Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 2012, 368 pp., $34.95, hardcover) Some 17 […] READ MORE
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