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The Tomodachi Initiative is a public–private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, with support from the Government of Japan.Born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the Great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Tomodachi invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges as well as ...
Started in 1927, Kubota Garden is a Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Japanese Garden, completed in 1960, is located in the Madison Park neighborhood. During their October, 1960 stop in Seattle, the Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko visited the newly opened garden. [79]
The front of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center Complex, formerly the Nihon Go Gakko. Nihon Go Gakko (シアトル日本語学校, Shiatoru Nihongo Gakko), also known as the Japanese Language School (JLS), is a National Register of Historic Places in King County based at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington located on the periphery of the Seattle International District.
Downtown Seattle Brazil: Honorary Consulate 4250 24th Ave. West Interbay, Seattle Bulgaria: Honorary Consulate Canada: Consulate-General 1501 4th Avenue #600 Downtown Seattle Chile: Honorary Consulate 1705 NE Pacific St. HSB H-405 University of Washington, Seattle Croatia: Honorary Consulate 7547 S. Laurel Street Lakeridge, Seattle Cyprus
The Chinatown–International District (abbreviated as CID) is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.It is the center of the city's Asian American community. Within the district are the three neighborhoods known as Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon, named for the concentration of businesses owned by people of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese descent, respectively.
“Real estate in Japan is a different vibe,” Leika told Business Insider, recounting Seattle’s frenzied bidding wars. “It has a first-come-first-served system, which we weren't used to.” 2.
In 1929, several already-established Nisei organizations merged to form the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), most prominent among them Fresno's American Loyalty League (アメリカ忠誠協会, Amerika Chūsei Kyōkai) (headed by Nisei UC educated dentist Dr. Thomas T. Yatabe, 1897–1977), the Seattle Progressive Citizens League (シアトル革新市民連盟, Siatoru Kakushin ...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the U.S. capital to celebrate the 250th ...