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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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Film Review: “Neko Samurai ～Samurai ♥ Cat～” (猫侍)
Rex BaylonPosted on June 10, 2015 | No CommentsAs a cat lover maybe I am preternaturally disposed to liking this film, but so what? Yoshitaka Yamaguchi’s "Neko Samurai" is a pure delight to watch. -
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” – 2015 Hong Kong Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 5, 2015 | No CommentsBeneath the veneer of “Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” - which involves Haruko’s obsession over her TV set - is a jab at society’s dependence on technology. -
Sabu’s “Chasuke’s Journey” – 2015 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 30, 2015 | No Comments“Chasuke's Journey” is not Sabu's best work, but it is a solid example of the types of stories the Japanese film maverick has penned for nearly 20 years. -
Natsuka Kusano’s “Antonym” – 2014 Singapore Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on December 17, 2014 | No CommentsKusano's debut is dragged down by narrative and thematic inertia as she devotes too much time building a sense of false ennui and quirkiness. -
“Chigasaki Story” – 2014 Singapore Film Review
Christopher BournePosted on December 16, 2014 | No CommentsYasujiro Ozu gets both an homage and an update in "Chigasaki Story," a delightful film that combines breezily effervescent comedy with more poignant notes. -
“Five Minutes to Tomorrow” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 13, 2014 | No CommentsThe issues of time and identity surface in multiple ways in the latest feature by Isao Yukisada ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World"). -
Sion Sono’s “Tokyo Tribe” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2014 | No CommentsIn "Tokyo Tribe," Sono has delivered a feast of sight and sound that will convert critics of musicals on the widescreen. -
A Sonny Chiba interview: Acting, martial arts and family
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 3, 2014 | No CommentsSonny Chiba talked to Meniscus Magazine about his work and why – when asked about his proudest achievement – he still strives for more. -
“The Love Hotel” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 22, 2014 | No CommentsThe brief and breezy documentary looks at the titular phenomenon in Japan, but unfortunately it doesn’t live up to its potential in fully exploring its themes. -
“The Tale of Iya” – 2014 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 19, 2014 | No CommentsDirector Tetsuchiro Tsuta attempts to honestly capture the many ways people and places can change in irrevocable ways just through the passing of time.