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California overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy. But tariffs pose threat
If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin ...
Japan retailer Aeon to sell 'Karoyaka' California-grown rice amid high domestic prices
Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. announced May 13 it will release a new 100% California-grown rice labeled "Karoyaka" on June ...
Austin WWII internment camp survivor Isamu Taniguchi built Japanese Garden in Zilker Park
From the Archives brings back story of Isamu Taniguchi, who built the Japanese Garden in Zilker Park after being interred in ...
The Japan Times9h
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
Major retailer Aeon announced Tuesday it will start selling the “Karoyaka” variety of California rice from June 6.
Northwest Asian Weekly14h
Elderly Japanese American professor injured in suspected hate crime attack
Authorities are investigating a violent incident involving a 71-year-old Japanese American professor as a suspected hate ...
Navy Times on MSN21h
Navy officer charged with killing of wife at Japanese hotel
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen was charged May 7 at Naval Base San Diego with the unpremeditated murder of his wife.
Silicon Valley12d
California jumps to world’s No. 4 economy. Can that last?
And there’s Germany at $4.66 trillion. The “big news” is that California managed to bump up from its long-standing No. 5 ...
Escalon Times6d
California ranked as fourth largest economy in the world
California is the nation’s top state for new business starts, access to venture capital funding, and manufacturing, high-tech ...
California Overtakes Japan to Become Fourth Largest Economy in World
The Californian economy has overtaken Japan's to become the fourth-largest in the world by gross domestic product (GDP). That is according to data from the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) and the ...