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Educator takes teaching Japanese to a new level
julieg@herald-mail.comAyako Shiga knows how difficult it can be to learn a foreign language. When she was growing up in Tokyo, she failed her first semester of English in middle school. During a break that semester, she went to visit her father in Australia and couldn’...Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Education, Students, Culture
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Japanese language students to represent Boonsboro in Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
janeth@herald-mail.comLess than a week ago, five Japanese language students from Boonsboro High School were on their way home from a spring break trip to Japan with their teacher, Ayako Shiga. On Saturday, the school’s 25 Japanese students, including Japanese exchange...Tags: Education, Students, Hersheypark, Teaching and Learning, Customs and Tradition
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Spin of the wheel gave Shepherdstown woman Cherry Blossom crown
richard@herald-mail.comA lucky spin of the wheel last April 8 turned Allison Speaker of Shepherdstown into the queen of the 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival — a title she gives up April 13 when a new spin picks her successor. Speaker, 23, daughter of Homer Speaker...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Festive Events, Japan, Arts and Culture
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Second quake hits Tokyo
A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan late Wednesday evening, but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year’s devastating tsunami. The first tremor off Hokkaido island was 6.8 magnitude and prompted...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Some Boonsboro High students to aid Japanese relief efforts
janeth@herald-mail.comThe Japanese earthquake and tsunami might have hit thousands of miles from Washington County, but for the students in the Japanese National Honor Society at Boonsboro High School, the disaster hit close to home. Their Japanese language teacher, Ayako...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Elections, Earthquakes, Charity
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Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors
Associated PressJapan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under...Tags: Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Politics, Nuclear Policy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Earthquakes
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Products of a falling yen: Lower-priced imports from Japan and a more affordable Tokyo
Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping...Tags: Companies and Corporations, China, Electronics, Nikkei, Business
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