Tag: Japanese
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Groups slam Trump’s comparison of Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans incarcerated in WWII
Japanese American leaders slammed former President Donald Trump after he compared Jan. 6 rioters to those of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II just because of their race. In a newly released podcast, the Republican nominee defended those who were charged and convicted after storming the Capitol and assaulting police officers in…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner is Japanese anti-nuclear weapon group Nihon Hidankyo
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Japanese anti-nuclear weapon group Nihon Hidankyo. “This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must…
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San Jose Japanese American farm from early 1900s to be demolished for urban housing
In San Jose, a center of California’s housing crisis, one of the oldest and last remaining Japanese-owned farms in the state will be demolished to pave the way for urban housing. San Jose is home to one of only three existing Japantowns in the country and the only one built on agricultural roots. But preservationists…
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10-year-old student at Japanese school in China dies after being stabbed
TOKYO — A 10-year-old student at a Japanese school in China died Thursday after being stabbed on the way to school the day before, Japanese officials said, as they demanded that Beijing do more to protect Japanese nationals in the country. “I consider this to be an extremely despicable crime and a serious and grave…