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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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Koki Mitani’s “Talk Like Singing” – Musical Theater Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsIn "Talk Like Singing," a man cannot talk unless he breaks into song and dance. The result is imaginative thanks to the triumvirate behind the production. -
![For many ethnomusicologists and human rights activists, Ngawang Choephel has been a household name for more than a decade. In 1995, the Tibetan exile – who graduated from the Tibetan […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tibet-in-song-115x115.jpg "“Tibet in Song” Review – 2009 Asian American International Film Festival")
“Tibet in Song” Review – 2009 Asian American International Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on August 1, 2009 | No CommentsFor many ethnomusicologists and human rights activists, Ngawang Choephel has been a household name for more than a decade. In 1995, the Tibetan exile – who graduated from the Tibetan […] -
Interview with Japanese salsa singer Yoko and producer Willie Ruiz
Christopher BournePosted on March 29, 2009 | No CommentsThe lively, joyous music of Japanese salsa singer Yoko affirms the power of music to transcend national and ethnic boundaries. -
South by Southwest Interactive: The parties, the lounges
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 19, 2009 | No CommentsOne thing was for sure at South by Southwest Interactive: Despite the Tweets, Meetups and Mashups, nothing beats socializing in person. -
Flawed Genius: Blowing up your Faces of War
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 19, 2008 | No CommentsThe Ukrainian-developed World War II strategy game Faces of War is a boiling pot of action that was released in the wrong place at the wrong time. -
Interview with Cornelius: Pop chameleon
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 14, 2008 | No CommentsI spoke with Cornelius during his U.S. tour to find out what goes into his music, and what he thinks about potentially gaining a much younger fan base. -
Picking through and around Art Basel Miami Beach 2008
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 12, 2008 | No CommentsChampagne wheeled through aisles. A spa. A cigar lounge. And that was just part of the floor plan making up Art Basel Miami Beach. -
![If you are curious about or want to dabble in Korean cooking, “The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap” is a good start. The authors, Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cover-115x115.jpg "“The Korean Table”: A solid cookbook for beginner chefs")
“The Korean Table”: A solid cookbook for beginner chefs
Pei ChienPosted on November 5, 2008 | No CommentsIf you are curious about or want to dabble in Korean cooking, “The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap” is a good start. The authors, Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels, […] -
Happy Birthday, Asian American Arts Alliance
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 1, 2008 | No CommentsThe Asian American Arts Alliance honored costume designer Willa Kim, music executive Eric Wong and actor Kal Penn at its 25th Anniversary Gala. -
![Helen Tse is the co-owner of a Pan-Asian restaurant in Manchester, England, that bears the same name as her book, Sweet Mandarin. Don’t let the title fool you; while I […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/cover-115x115.jpg "Book Review – Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse")
Book Review – Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
Pei ChienPosted on July 5, 2008 | No CommentsHelen Tse is the co-owner of a Pan-Asian restaurant in Manchester, England, that bears the same name as her book, Sweet Mandarin. Don’t let the title fool you; while I […]