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MORE SPORTS
Jun 18, 2017
Seagulls quarterback Woolsey working to help team return to glory
The X League has become a more quarterback-driven circuit with the influx of Americans signal-callers in recent years.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 19, 2017
Romance takes an unusual turn in 'Love and Goodbye and Hawaii'
"Breaking up is hard to do," goes the old song, and for some, it's so hard that they never quite manage it. A typical example is the partner (or, worst-case scenario, the spouse) who one day tells you they're back with an ex.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2017
International telescope project in Hawaii dogged by local protests
A $1.4 billion multinational project to build a telescope atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea has long been stalled by residents who consider the mountain sacred. The project's future remains in flux as a new court hearing in Hawaii is expected later this year.
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CULTURE / Books
Jan 21, 2017
'Picture Bride Stories': Stories of the resilient women who traded Japan for the cane fields of Hawaii
"I thought if there was a way to walk across the ocean (back) to Japan, I would have done so." This is how Haruno Tazawa remembers her early experience as a "picture bride" — the name for the more than 20,000 women who, during the period of restricted immigration between 1908 and 1924, left Japan to marry Japanese men mainly in Hawaii after only seeing them in photographs.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 24, 2016
Toyama coach Nash persevering through challenges
The Toyama Grouses have experienced both ends of the emotional spectrum over the past seven-plus months.
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JAPAN / IN PICTURES
Dec 20, 2016
'Tears of Arizona' still surface 75 years after attack on Pearl Harbor
A visitor from Oklahoma stood in front of the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii, staring at the stone monument bearing the thousands of names of those killed in the Imperial Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
Abe may visit Honolulu memorial for Ehime Maru victims during Pearl Harbor trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting a monument dedicated to the victims of a 2001 collision between a Japanese fisheries school training boat and a U.S. submarine off Hawaii when he goes to Pearl Harbor this month, according to Japan-U.S. diplomatic sources.
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WORLD
Dec 8, 2016
On 75th anniversary, U.S. veterans recall Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
It has been 75 years but U.S. Navy veteran James Leavelle can still recall watching with horror as Japanese warplanes rained bombs on his fellow sailors in the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II.
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JAPAN / History
Dec 3, 2016
Memories of 1941 Pearl Harbor attack continue to affect U.S., Japan in Asia
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. The attack, carried out at dawn by Japanese fighter planes launched from aircraft carriers, was a then relatively new form of naval warfare that shocked the American public.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2016
Honolulu car crash claims three Japanese students: report
Three Japanese students died in a single-car accident Monday on a highway in Honolulu, according to a local report.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2016
Hawaii governor hopes U.S. ties to Japan will transcend Trump
Donald Trump's stunning election win has made many in Japan, indeed the entire Asia-Pacific region, concerned about U.S. national policy on trade, security and the U.S. role in the region.
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JAPAN / History
Oct 22, 2016
Welcome home, Okinawa
Under the slogan "Let the whole world move to the Uchina beat," Okinawa will host the prefecture's largest international event, the sixth Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival from Thursday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 30. (Uchina means Okinawa in the island's language, while Uchinanchu means an Okinawan person). Festivities will include a mass sanshin music recital, traditional eisa dances and a karate drill that, organizers hope, will be large enough to win a mention in Guinness World Records.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2016
Endangered Hawaiian crow shows a knack for tool use
An endangered crow species from Hawaii that already is extinct in the wild displays remarkable proficiency in using small sticks and other objects to wrangle a meal, joining a small but elite group of animals that use tools.
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Aug 18, 2016
Ito hoping to hit ground running with Rainbow Warriors
Japanese running back Genta Ito felt he didn't showcase a sufficient enough performance during his two years at Santa Monica Junior College to extend his football career.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Biden to meet Tokyo, Seoul officials in Hawaii before heading Down Under
Vice President Joe Biden will begin a trip to the Pacific region on Wednesday that will include meetings with Japanese and South Korean officials in Hawaii and visits to Australia and New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Music
Jul 1, 2016
Ukulele master dedicated to narrowing Japan-U.S. culture gap
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.
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LIFE
Jun 25, 2016
Indulging Hawaiian culture, cuisine in Japan
Boasting beautiful beaches and endless sunsets, Hawaii has long been a popular holiday destination for tourists from Japan.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 13, 2016
Nash agrees to return as Toyama bench boss for 2016-17 season
Veteran coach Bob Nash will remain at the helm as the Toyama Grouses enter a new era.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Center eases tsunami alert over strong quake off Vanuatu
Officials wound back an initial tsunami threat issued after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on Sunday.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 12, 2016
Japanese tourists' longing for Hawaii is still worth banking on
Airlines, travel agents and the Hawaiian tourist industry are betting big that the postwar Japanese love affair with Hawaii will endure.

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