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A new assignment for this 'Reporter'
Sei Fujii spent most of his life fighting for the civil rights of Japanese Americans. This weekend, he'll return to Huntington Beach to help preserve part of their immigrant history. It won't be the real Fujii, who passed away in 1954. But even in...
Tags: Movies, Labor Legislation, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gilmore Girls (tv program)
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A memory on the rocks
The small, plastic train, poking out between the rocks, looked like any toy lost on the beach. It measured a few inches long, small enough to tumble out of a pocket or purse, with four thin wheels and rear-end contours hinting at where other cars should...
Tags: Japan, Education, Toy Industry, NPR, Colleges and Universities
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Greer's OC: A mix of food, sound and shopping
Looking for a youthful and vibrant night out in Huntington Beach? Shorebreak Hotel is spicing up Orange County's evenings with the "Culinary Sound" event series booked every other Wednesday from 6:30 to 11 p.m., with the next one April 20 at Zimzala...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurants, New Products, Culture, Entertainment
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Japan, Park Geun-hye, Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Korea
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Recognition for a reserved WWII vet
Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...Tags: Maxine Waters, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: Japan, Restaurants, Taipei (Taiwan), Sushi and Sashimi, Michelin Group
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Exclusive: Disney Animation announces first Marvel movie, ‘Big Hero 6′
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWalt Disney Animation Studios is announcing its first movie inspired by a Marvel comic Thursday, an adaptation of a lesser […]... -
Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty
World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...Tags: Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Environmental Issues, Moscow (Russia), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Harriet Noteboom
Harriet Noteboom, age 96 of Okaton, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Kadoka Nursing Home. Visitation will be held one hour preceding the services at the church. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Presbyterian Church in...
Tags: Long Term Care, Nursing, Medical Specialization
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Educator takes teaching Japanese to a new level
julieg@herald-mail.comAyako Shiga knows how difficult it can be to learn a foreign language. When she was growing up in Tokyo, she failed her first semester of English in middle school. During a break that semester, she went to visit her father in Australia and couldn’...Tags: Japan, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education, Trips and Vacations, Public Schools
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Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...
Tags: Japan, Pneumonia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Army
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Sam Jameson, former longtime Tokyo bureau chief for The Times, knew Japan like few other correspondents
Sam Jameson, a former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent who died Friday in Tokyo at 76, “knew Japan, its culture, its history and its language like few correspondents,” said Alvin Shuster, a former foreign editor for The Times....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Japan, U.S. Army, U.S. Military, Chicago Tribune
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