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CAROLINE KENNEDY

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2022
Caroline Kennedy and U.S. State Department No. 2 to visit Solomons
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, plan to visit next month as Washington battles for influence with Beijing.
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JAPAN
Nov 3, 2021
Ex-U.S. envoy Caroline Kennedy among foreign recipients of Japan decorations
The former U.S. ambassador is one of 124 foreign nationals recognized in this year's fall decorations for enhancing friendship with Japan.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Biden eyes former Japan envoy Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Australia
Kennedy threw her support behind Biden's 2020 presidential bid, writing that the former vice president was more prepared for the job than his rivals.
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BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2019
Boeing board to add Nikki Haley, who helped fight South Carolina plant's union drive
Boeing Co. is poised to add an old ally to its board: Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2018
Returning for two-week tour, former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy reflects on her lifelong ties with Japan
Caroline Kennedy was in top form when she returned to Japan recently for a two-week visit.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2018
Caroline Kennedy sees Okinawa as key to security ties with Japan
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy said Monday that Okinawa is the linchpin to the U.S.-Japan security alliance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 9, 2017
The sheer poetry of the world's first English-language 'karuta' game
Classical Japanese poetry on playing cards — in English? It seems like an odd mix. But when you add tales of love and betrayal and brilliant translation, you get a heart-thumping card game like no other.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 29, 2017
Caroline Kennedy's legacy in Japan will be her message of equality and reconciliation
Caroline Kennedy left a deep impression upon Japan and will long be remembered for her positive role here.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
As Kennedy steps down from ambassador post, observers see a mixed legacy
The first woman in the role. The daughter of a U.S. president. In some ways, Caroline Kennedy was a unique ambassador to Japan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2017
Caroline Kennedy calls ambassador role in Japan her 'greatest privilege' in farewell message
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy calls her three years in Japan “the greatest privilege of my life” and says in a farewell video message that she hopes to come back for a visit.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2017
Team Trump tipped to appoint aide William Hagerty as ambassador to Japan
A key member of Trump's transition team, the appointment would place weight on U.S. ties with Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Dec 21, 2016
Romance dance routine featuring Santa-clad Ambassador Kennedy an instant online hit
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other embassy staff across Japan made a splash on social media Tuesday by releasing a Christmassy, U.S. Embassy version of a koi (falling in love) dance routine aired in a popular Japanese TV drama series.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2016
Japan, U.S. to sign pact limiting SOFA coverage of 'civilian component' base workers
The two sides agree to narrow the scope of base workers provided limited legal immunity under the status of forces agreement.
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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2016
Japanese woman who sent dolls to John F. Kennedy in 1962 dies at 94
A Japanese woman who sent dolls to then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and decades later received a doll from his daughter in return died last week at 94, the woman's nursing home said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2016
Farm chief, Kennedy reaffirm plan to ratify TPP 'at an early date'
Farm minister Yuji Yamamoto and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy have affirmed the readiness of the two countries' governments to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact "at an early date."
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2016
U.S. washes hands of rights violations at Okinawa helipad site
Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae.
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JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
U.S. ambassador hopes Obama's Hiroshima trip spurs nonnuclear quest
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy expressed hope on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima in late May will build momentum toward a world without nuclear weapons and encourage more people to visit there.
JAPAN / History
Aug 4, 2016
Kennedy to miss Hiroshima, Nagasaki A-bomb ceremonies
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy will not be attending this year's ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a U.S. Embassy official said.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2016
Kadena worker admits strangling and stabbing woman found dead in Okinawa
A former U.S. Marine admits killing a young Japanese woman in Okinawa, priming the prefecture for another wave of harsh anti-U.S. sentiment.
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JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016
Nagasaki mayor asks Obama to visit atomic-bombed city
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue on Wednesday said he handed a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy during a meeting in Tokyo, urging President Barack Obama to visit the atomic-bombed city when he comes to Japan to attend the Group of Seven summit next month.

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