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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 16, 2025 | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize. -
“One Second Ahead, One Second Behind” – 2023 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 7, 2024 | No CommentsWith a sprinkling of sentiment and science fiction, it is a joy to witness how all the pieces fit together in this adaptation of the 2020 Taiwanese film "My Missing Valentine." -
Yudai Yamaguchi’s “ONE-PERCENTER” – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 2, 2023 | No CommentsA longtime Yamaguchi collaborator, Tak Sakaguchi brings his no-frills, gimmick eschewing fighting style to the director’s first feature film in six years. -
Busan 2022: Hirokazu Kore-eda “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 18, 2023 | No CommentsDirector Hirokazu Kore-eda (송강호) appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of “Broker” as well as an "Open Talk" session the next day in Busan. -
“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” – 2021 Tokyo FILMeX Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 5, 2022 | No CommentsThe literal Japanese-to-English translation Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s unfortunately named anthology is the more appropriate title of a sharp unapologetic work navigating the twists and turns of life. -
Anna Yamamoto’s “MEDAMA ~eyeball~” – 2022 Short Shorts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 1, 2022 | No CommentsAn eyeball's surreal journey turns into a statement on the circle of life in this animated short film. -
Winners of the 15th Asian Film Awards
Meniscus MagazinePosted on October 8, 2021 | No CommentsKiyoshi Kurosawa's "Wife of a Spy" took home three honors, while South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun won the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award. -
“Farewell Song” (さよならくちびる) – 2019 SDAFF Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on November 11, 2019 | No Comments"Farewell Song" is an ode to a lifestyle that few people have the courage to attempt, and fewer still have the strength and luck to find success in. -
Busan 2019: Hirokazu Kore-eda discusses “The Truth”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsHirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work, “The Truth,” made its Asian Premiere in Busan and is his first film made outside of his native country. -
Nanako Hirose’s “book-paper-scissors” – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2019 | No CommentsDirected and shot over a period of three years, the documentary examines book designer Nobuyoshi Kikuchi’s meticulous process across seven chapters.