Episode 625 - An Ocean Between Us, Part 3
About this episode
The episode discusses a 1988 event involving a Japanese company's acquisition of a paper mill in Port Angeles, WA, and its implications for US-Japan relations.
This week: in 1988, a Japanese company bought a paper mill in Port Angeles, WA, in a story that basically nobody except one reporter from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer bothered to pay much attention to. But in fact, that story tells us a lot about US-Japan relations. Show notes here .
People in this episode
Host: Isaac Meyer
Topics covered
- US-Japan relations
- 1988 events
- international business
- media coverage
- economic history
Keywords
- Japan
- US relations
- Port Angeles
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 1988
- paper mill
- international business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Places: Japan, Port Angeles, US
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- Episode 625 - An Ocean Between Us, Part 2
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- Episode 622 - The Great Peace, Part 1
- Episode 621 - The Manga Revolution, Part 3
- Episode 620 - The Manga Revolution, Part 2
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