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May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
09 October 2025 12:52 PM | No CommentsKamaka will now represent the neighborhood at the Miss Hawaii state pageant.
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M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
07 October 2025 6:25 AM | No CommentsThe haute couture designer celebrated her first major solo fashion exhibition, continuing to build on the fame of her yellow gown worn by Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
05 October 2025 12:38 AM | No CommentsFor its "Anatomic Denim" collection, G-STAR came up with three products: a visual campaign, three denim product lines, and an art gorilla sculpture.
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
03 October 2025 1:20 AM | No CommentsBased on the video and photos...was Shohei giving Teoscar some pointers on how to play right field?
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
01 October 2025 11:56 AM | No CommentsOne can be forgiven for wondering why the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium resembled a BTS concert instead of a home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Japan Archive
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![What is the best way to describe a Sabu movie? Seemingly normal folks with a couple of eccentricities tossed in for good measure? Check. Scowling yakuza who aren’t always the […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/still1-115x115.jpg "Sabu’s “Troubleman” (トラブルマン) to make its international premiere at Japan Society")
Sabu’s “Troubleman” (トラブルマン) to make its international premiere at Japan Society
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsWhat is the best way to describe a Sabu movie? Seemingly normal folks with a couple of eccentricities tossed in for good measure? Check. Scowling yakuza who aren’t always the […] -
![The director, writer and actor Hiroyuki Tanaka, under his nom de cinema Sabu, has created a unique cinematic universe consisting of such types as salarymen, yakuza, punk rockers, samurai ghosts, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/drive_05-115x115.jpg "“Run, Salaryman, Run!”: A Sabu Retrospective at Japan Society")
“Run, Salaryman, Run!”: A Sabu Retrospective at Japan Society
Christopher BournePosted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe director, writer and actor Hiroyuki Tanaka, under his nom de cinema Sabu, has created a unique cinematic universe consisting of such types as salarymen, yakuza, punk rockers, samurai ghosts, […] -
Sion Sono’s “Cold Fish” (冷たい熱帯魚) – 2010 Tokyo FILMeX Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsOne look at the true story that inspired “Cold Fish” quickly reveals that this is not a movie for the faint of heart. -
![Yukako, Saeko, Noboru and Shigehisa are two women and two men who could be archetypes for any 20-something searching for love this generation. The four co-workers, all of whom struggle […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/still2-115x115.jpg "“Love Addiction” (ふゆの獣) – 2010 Tokyo FILMeX Review")
“Love Addiction” (ふゆの獣) – 2010 Tokyo FILMeX Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 30, 2010 | No CommentsYukako, Saeko, Noboru and Shigehisa are two women and two men who could be archetypes for any 20-something searching for love this generation. The four co-workers, all of whom struggle […] -
![The 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/13-assassins-115x115.jpg "The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival")
The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival
Christopher BournePosted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder […] -
![Director Yoji Yamada accurately captures the portrait of how a black sheep has a lasting effect on his family in “About Her Brother.” The result is a film that begins […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brother_21-115x115.jpg "“About Her Brother” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review")
“About Her Brother” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsDirector Yoji Yamada accurately captures the portrait of how a black sheep has a lasting effect on his family in “About Her Brother.” The result is a film that begins […] -
![“Sweet Little Lies” opens with a couple – played by Miki Nakatani (Ruriko) and Nao Omori (Satoshi) – going through a lovingly-framed sequence of a morning wake-up routine. But little […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/lies_1-115x115.jpg "“Sweet Little Lies” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review")
“Sweet Little Lies” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 11, 2010 | No Comments“Sweet Little Lies” opens with a couple – played by Miki Nakatani (Ruriko) and Nao Omori (Satoshi) – going through a lovingly-framed sequence of a morning wake-up routine. But little […] -
![It is very rare when you can say of a film that you have never seen anything quite like it. Such a film is Hitoshi Matsumoto’s comic and cosmic masterwork, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/still1-115x115.jpg "Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Symbol” – New York Asian Film Festival 2010 Review")
Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Symbol” – New York Asian Film Festival 2010 Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsIt is very rare when you can say of a film that you have never seen anything quite like it. Such a film is Hitoshi Matsumoto’s comic and cosmic masterwork, […] -
![“Dear Doctor,” Miwa Nishikawa’s tale of a country doctor who is not all he appears to be, is invested with Nishikawa’s typical psychological acuity and emotional resonance. It opens with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/still-115x115.jpg "Miwa Nishikawa’s “Dear Doctor” – NYAFF 2010/Japan Cuts Review")
Miwa Nishikawa’s “Dear Doctor” – NYAFF 2010/Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments“Dear Doctor,” Miwa Nishikawa’s tale of a country doctor who is not all he appears to be, is invested with Nishikawa’s typical psychological acuity and emotional resonance. It opens with […] -
Yoshihiro Nakamura’s “Golden Slumber” – NYAFF 2010/Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments“Golden Slumber” teaches us, if nothing else, that sometimes they really are out to get you.