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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Arts Archive
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Leather Japan Fall 2014: Art and fashion in New York
Yanek ChePosted on February 22, 2014 | No CommentsTokyo Fashion Week started a month early with the Leather Japan Fall 2014 exhibition in Chelsea's Thomas Erben Gallery. -
Y-3 Spring 2014 – New York Fashion Week
Meniscus MagazinePosted on February 4, 2014 | No CommentsThe Y-3 Spring 2014 runway show offered a couple of surprises: the art of graphic designer Peter Saville and an appearance by designer Yohji Yamamoto. -
Mnemonikos exhibit in Bangkok stretches limit of textiles
Kwai ChanPosted on January 11, 2014 | No CommentsRope, Teflon, tea bags and recycled bottles were just some of the materials used in the mnēmonikos exhibit on display at the Jim Thompson Center through Feb. 22. -
An interview roundtable with Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子): Beyond AKB48
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 4, 2014 | No CommentsAtsuko Maeda spoke to reporters in an interview roundtable at the Busan International Film Festival about her film "Tamako in Moratorium" and other topics. -
Film Review: Nicolas Philibert’s “La Maison de la Radio”
Christopher BournePosted on September 2, 2013 | No CommentsPhilibert's simple yet successful solution to visualize a non-visual medium was to focus on the human Radio France personalities in "La Maison de la Radio." -
“Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On” – 2013 Japan Cuts Review
Angela K. HomPosted on August 6, 2013 | No CommentsThe documentary is an agonizingly detailed look at a year’s worth of events for the all-girl supergroup. -
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, live in Bangkok!
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 20, 2013 | No CommentsThe concert - which took place July 3 following appearances in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan - marked Shimabukuro's first performance in Thailand. -
Toronto’s Anime North 2013: Manga, games and costumes
Mai D. ChanPosted on June 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe biggest draw at Anime North remains the Dealer's Room, where it is easiest to spot attendees of all ages having fun dressed in costumes. -
Damaged goods?: Keith Haring x Retna – Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsOne painting was not quite like the others at this special exhibition in Hong Kong featuring two iconic street artists. -
Chow Chun Fai’s photo installations at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsThe Hong Kong artist's “Notes on Solitary Journey” and “Visitation” resembled brightly restored murals depicting Chinese history. A closer look revealed more.