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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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Film Archive
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“Letters From the South” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 31, 2014 | No CommentsAn eclectic anthology of six short films dramatizes the experiences of the Chinese diaspora in southeast Asia. -
“The Infinite Man” – 2014 Fantasia Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 27, 2014 | No CommentsTwo very well-worn genres – the time travel movie and the romantic comedy – receive clever and inventive spins in "The Infinite Man." -
“The Rice Bomber” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 26, 2014 | No Comments"The Rice Bomber" is a beautifully made and deeply fascinating evocation of recent history that up to now has mostly been unheard of outside Taiwan. -
“Transit” – 2014 Asian American International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 24, 2014 | No Comments"Transit," a beautifully affecting debut feature by Hannah Espia, sensitively deals with the plight of Filipino migrant workers in Israel. -
“The Spy: Undercover Operation” – 2014 Fantasia Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2014 | No CommentsDaniel Henney as a villain? Sol Kyung-gu and Moon So-ri running around like nervous wrecks? Those factors make "The Spy: Undercover Operation" a fun watch. -
“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. -
“My Little Sweet Pea” a sentimental take on the “mother” film
Rex BaylonPosted on July 17, 2014 | No CommentsWhile the majority of haha-mono tend to focus on the mother figure's trials and tribulations, director Keisuke Yoshida follows a more investigative plot structure. -
“Hello! Junichi” continues Katsuhito Ishii’s foray into indie film
Rex BaylonPosted on July 14, 2014 | No CommentsIshii has gone from a manic director of surrealist works to a competent and sincere artist with the release of the children's film "Hello! Junichi." -
“The Snow White Murder Case” – 2014 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 10, 2014 | No CommentsYoshihiro Nakamura tries to tackle a variety of issues in this whodunit mystery, but the film ultimately suffers from uneven pacing and too many shifts in character perspectives.