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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia
Washington Post
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ...

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A gift from Japan: Watsonville officials plant cherry blossom tree in City Plaza - San Jose Mercury News

A gift from Japan: Watsonville officials plant cherry blossom tree in City Plaza
San Jose Mercury News
Mas Hashimoto, a retired Watsonville teacher long active in the Watsonville-Santa Cruz Japanese American Citizens League, said Watsonville residents have embraced those of Japanese ancestry. "For over 120 years, the people of Watsonville have been ...

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WWII: JAPANESE-AMERICANS IN SAN DIEGO - U-T San Diego

WWII: JAPANESE-AMERICANS IN SAN DIEGO
U-T San Diego
With 1150 other Japanese and Japanese-American residents of San Diego County, the Kawamotos had been ordered to report to the Santa Fe Depot. After hours of waiting, they boarded two 16-car trains and steamed away from home and toward an uncertain ...

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Japan Stock Futures Rise as China Comments Spark Global Rebound - BusinessWeek


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Japan Stock Futures Rise as China Comments Spark Global Rebound
BusinessWeek
American depositary receipts of Komatsu Ltd., a Japanese construction machinery maker that gets 14 percent of its sales from China, rose 1.5 percent from the closing share price in Tokyo. Those of Sony Corp. (6758), an electronics maker that depends on ...
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China's Exploding Wine Consumption China Briefing

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George Takei, Aziz Ansari and More Featured on Nick News 'WHO AM I? Asian ... - Broadway World

George Takei, Aziz Ansari and More Featured on Nick News 'WHO AM I? Asian ...
Broadway World
"There are tons of different types of Asians," says Riki, a 14-year-old Japanese-American girl from San Francisco, Calif. "We're different and unique," says Malysa, a 15-year-old Laotian American girl. The kids discuss the various stereotypes ...

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Japanese American war veterans to be honored in Sacramento - Sacramento Bee

Japanese American war veterans to be honored in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee
By Anita Creamer A Sacramento event recognizing the surviving Japanese American veterans of World War II is scheduled to take place on Memorial Day weekend. Last November, veterans from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the 100th Infantry Battalion and ...

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American Ninja Warrior Comes Home! - Seattle Post Intelligencer


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American Ninja Warrior Comes Home!
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By Damian Holbrook, TV GUIDE For the first time ever, American Ninja Warrior, the US version of the gonzo Japanese obstacle-course competition, has come to - wait for it - the US "Previously, we've shot in Japan during the day in 100 degree heat," says ...
'American Ninja Warrior' premiere: Most insane obstacle course ever Zap2it.com (blog)
NBC and G4's American Ninja Warrior a no miss tonight: Previews, interview Monsters and Critics.com
Summer TV preview: 'American Ninja Warrior' gets physical CarterMatt.com

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MIS Vet from Downey Donates Medal to Cal - The Rafu Shimpo

MIS Vet from Downey Donates Medal to Cal
The Rafu Shimpo
That action, under the leadership of UC Berkeley President Robert G. Sproul and Provost Monroe E. Deutsche, was notable at the time when widespread discrimination against Japanese Americans was common. The university granted the diploma based on ...

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Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC - The Seattle Times


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Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
The Seattle Times
A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major US cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer Thirty years ago, the Japanese ...
Chinese firm's deal to buy AMC may spur others Los Angeles Times

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Seeking the Middle Ground - The Rafu Shimpo

Seeking the Middle Ground
The Rafu Shimpo
“We're walking precincts, we've been walking a lot of neighborhoods with a lot of Buddahheads, a lot of Japanese Americans,” said Muratsuchi, in an interview with The Rafu Shimpo. Muratsuchi is the sole Democrat seeking to represent the newly created ...

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