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SeiwaJyuku Hawaii: Co-Representative? (Konnichiwa Hawaii こんにちは、ハワイ!)

The activities of Seiwajyuku Hawaii and philosophy of Mr. Inamori’s business management. This show will be broadcast in Japanese. In this all Japanese broadcast host Yukari Kunisue interviews Takashi Nakayama, Co-Representative, Hawaii Seiwajyuku. The host for this episode is Yukari Kunisue, PhD. The guest for this episode is Takashi Nakayama. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]

Daily Advisory 2/11/19

Today’s Daily Advisory Today’s Shows Summary of Shows for 2/11/2019 10:00 am, KwokTalk: The Culture of Women with Crystal Kwok, in an episode called Exploring Sex, Gender, Identity, and Relationships – An intimate insight into the fascinating and obscure world of being trans with guest Ava Ladner. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc 11:00 am, Beyond the Lines with […]

A Slick Solution to Several Snags (Likable Science)

What started as an eco-friendly marine vessel coating project could have outsized impact on our current carbon emissions. An estimated 42% of total global carbon emissions are attributed to the energy sector. While cleaner fuels and renewable technologies are a viable pathway to lowering emissions, electricity generation efficiency improvement is a direct and significant path […]

Government Shutdown (Trump Week)

Hardships for All. Tim Apicella and Cynthia Lee Sinclair discuss the damaging effects the government shutdown is having on federal employees, business that depend on those employees, federal agency services, and the ever widening cracks of loyalty for President Trump which are starting to appear in Congress. Discussion will also include the recent subpoena of […]

Art N’ Jazz (Sister Power)

The artist John Nichols is noted for his watercolors, acrylics, woodblock and etchings of famous iconic musicians and beautiful flowers of his adopted home Hawaii. His interpretations are organic, asymmetrical, earthy and in a word brilliant. It captures the essence of the free flowing style of the elements of music from the Jazz genre. The […]

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Universities Struggle as Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Grow

Dozens were arrested Monday at N.Y.U. and Yale, but officials there and at campuses across the country are running out of options to corral protests that are expected to last [...]

Columbia’s President, Nemat Shafik, May Face a Censure Resolution

The university senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution censuring Nemat Shafik, a reaction to her testimony before Congress and the arrests of student protesters. [...]

A Night Different From Others as Pro-Palestinian Protests Break for Seder

Pro-Palestinian protesters, many of whom are Jewish, prepared Seder dinners at college protest encampments, even as other Jewish students sought community in more traditional settings. [...]

Prosecutors in Trump Hush Money Trial Debut Their Case in Opening Statements

The prosecution’s opening statement sketched a seamy scheme meant to further the election of Donald J. Trump. His lawyer said the government’s case is merely “34 pieces of paper.” [...]

5 Takeaways From Opening Statements in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

Prosecutors signaled a sweeping case and Donald J. Trump’s lawyers began their assault on witnesses’ credibility. The judge seems intent on expediting the first trial of an American president. [...]

Deterrent effect will kick in when Rwanda flights start, minister insists

After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country will become law. [...]

Why a plane to Rwanda won't be taking off any time soon

The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently. [...]

Unease as Rwanda gears up for arrival of UK migrants

Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed. [...]

Stephen Lawrence murder investigation to be reviewed by independent police force

An independent police force will review the case, after Stephen's mother called for it to be reopened. [...]

UK government borrowing higher than forecast

An unexpected rise in public borrowing could limit the scope of pre-election tax cuts, say analysts. [...]

Police in Germany have arrested a staff member of the German far-right Alternative for Germany party. Prosecutors say the individual was spying on behalf of China. [...]

North Korean state media has claimed Pyongyang tested a "nuclear trigger" simulation drill as a "warning signal" to the US and South Korea. [...]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government has already chartered commercial jets that would be ready within months. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda had previously faced [...]

The $61-billion aid package for Ukraine is expected to pass after months of delay. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is also set to announce record aid for Kyiv. DW rounds [...]

Tehran's enrichment of uranium, and a lack of access to international monitors, fuel suspicions about its nuclear activities. But the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he remains [...]

U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to [...]

TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?

The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to [...]

Why Should the U.S. Send Aid to Ukraine?

The U.S. Congress is poised to finally approve a package of aid to Ukraine worth over $60 billion, with the House having approved the funds on Saturday. The Ukrainian prime [...]

Clothing store Express, a mall favorite, has filed for bankruptcy

Express, which dressed generations of mall shoppers in slacks and blouses, now owns Bonobos and UpWest. It's closing dozens of stores but also plans to get sold to a consortium [...]

California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is working on emergency legislation. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban could take effect. [...]

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