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Season of Protests
Okinawans were promised by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama that Japan would remove an American Marine base from their island. After reversing stance and deciding against removing the military base on Okinawa, the public hit the streets to express their rage. His betrayal split his ruling coalition and helped trigger his resignation.
Japanese Film Studio to Make Video Games
Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio that wowed American filmgoers with “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away,” plans to bring its quirky sensibility and style to video games.
Looking Back: Four Japanese-Americans reflect on their different World War II experiences.
World War II had a profound impact on communities around the world. In the U.S., Japanese-Americans suffered an unequal burden compared to most Americans. In 1940 there were 43 Japantowns across California. Dozens more dotted the West Coast. But overnight, many of these Japanese-American communities disappeared. Their citizens were sent to internment camps in remote places throughout the American west.
NUMMI Closure
For more than a quarter-century, thousands of men and women at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., (NUMMI) built cars like the Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe and Chevrolet Nova. They constructed more than seven million vehicles at the last auto plant west of the Rocky Mountains. On April 1, NUMMI will close its doors, and more than 4,700 people will be out of work. The closure will impact and estimated 1,000 businesses throughout the state and economists predict an additional 20,000 related jobs will be shed by the plant closure.
For NUMMI workers, this is a time of uncertainity…
Konnichiwa! Images from Tokyo
Tokyo. More than 35 million people call this electric and bustling city home. The photos are just a small snap shot of an ever changing megalopolis.
Video: African-Americans Reflect on 2008 Election
Bay Area African-Americans give their perspective on the 2008 presidential election and campaign season.
Audio: Sizing Up Holiday Sales
Lured by retailers, the shopping faithful waited in long lines on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in order to get their hand on heavily discounted hot ticket items. At the Target in Fremont, consumers were plentiful, but spendthrift, making officials cautiously optimistic about the holiday shopping season.
Audio Profile: NUMMI Tour Coordinator Sara Rogers
NUMMI Tour Coordinator Sara Rogers provides tours for several hundred people a week at the 5.3 million square foot facility located in Fremont. NUMMI is a joint-venture plant between General Motors and Toyota. About 4800 employees produce three vehicles, including the Toyota Corolla, the Toyota Tacoma and GM’s Pontiac Vibe.
Fremont Thrift Stores Seeing Mixed Bag From Spendthrift Customers Stressed in Economic Slowdown
The local thrift store industry typically says Christmas comes in October, when sales are buoyed by Halloween.
But area thrift stores have seen a mixed bag of tricks and treats as a result of the nation’s economic woes.
