Japanese native realizes dream of living abroad in Columbus
By the time she was 20, Tamami Sugo had never been on the back of a motorcycle.
Taking command: From small town Mississippi to the military’s world stage
As a senior at Aberdeen High School in the spring of 1994, Scott Rowe was named “Most Likely to Succeed.” The honor has proven prophetic many times over.
Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido as residents were just starting their day.
Japan investigates delay in reporting US Navy ship collision
Japan’s coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported.
Cultural exchange: One Columbus resident found dollmaking offers glimpse into Japan’s culture
On Wednesday, in Washington, D.C., the National Cherry Blossom Festival began.
Trump, Abe express close bonds after North Korea’s missile launch
For most of the day President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used golf under the Florida sun to show the world the U.S.-Japan alliance remained strong.
Symphony’s ‘Strings Across the Sea’ concert encompasses true cultural exchange
Final details are being put in place for the Starkville-MSU Symphony Association’s annual Programs for Children concerts, set for Friday, Jan. 20.
Obama at Hiroshima: ‘Death fell from the sky’
Barack Obama today paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima.
Cook Elementary play looks at quest for peace after Hiroshima
Cook Elementary students are getting a taste of Japanese Culture.
US forces deliver aid to Japanese quake-hit areas; 42 dead
U.S. airlifts delivered water, bread, ready-to-eat food and other emergency supplies Monday to a remote area of southern Japan stricken by two powerful earthquakes, as local rescuers searched for nine people still reported missing.
Japan the focus of events at W
Mississippi University for Women’s 2016 International Series will begin its focus on Japan with Tadaharu Yamamoto, president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, presenting the talk “Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi and Cross-Cultural Communication.”
Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan had inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of apologizing in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender.
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima today, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear-weapons-free world.
Japanese firm to apologize to US WWII vets
A major Japanese corporation will offer a landmark apology this weekend for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center that is hosting the event.
MSU, Japanese university sign memorandum of understanding
Mississippi State University and a major Japanese university are coming together to enhance educational and research opportunities, as well as the experiences of their respective students and faculty.
State trade mission headed to Japan, South Korea
The Mississippi Development Authority will lead a delegation of Mississippi companies on a business development trip to Japan and South Korea on Oct. 14-21.
Japan PM to make historic address to Congress, talk trade
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek support for a trans-Pacific trade pact that has divided U.S. lawmakers as he makes the first address by a Japanese leader to a joint meeting of Congress.
Obama, Abe putting joint face on trade amid opposition in US
Eager to build on the U.S.-Japan alliance, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will work to strengthen economic ties further while confronting stiff resistance from the U.S. president’s own political party to a massive new Pacific Rim trade deal.
Japanese police arrest suspect in US Embassy bomb threats
Japanese police said they arrested a man on Thursday accused of making bomb threats against the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, and media reports said he is also a possible suspect in recent death threats against Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.
Some Japanese see slain hostages, Abe as troublemakers
In Japan, where conformity takes precedence over individuality, one of the most important values is to avoid “meiwaku” — causing trouble for others.