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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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Paris 2024: Oh Sang-uk wins South Korea’s first Olympic men’s individual fencing sabre gold
22 June 2025 10:11 AM | No CommentsFor all their accolades in the team sabre event, South Korea individual results were here and there. That changed in Paris.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 29, 2025 | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food. -
2024 Japan Food Festival in Hawaii – Sabaki Girl Tuna Cutting Event
Kwai ChanPosted on April 14, 2024 | No CommentsOn March 10 at the Honolulu Convention Center, a "Sabaki Girl" cut a tuna from the Uwakai Sea in Japan. -
Tsubame Grill (つばめグリル), a haven for meat – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 10, 2023 | No CommentsA chain of restaurants across the Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures, Tsubame Grill has been around since 1930. -
Sushi no Midori (美登利寿司) Shibuya Mark City – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 11, 2022 | No CommentsYou're in Japan. You want sushi. But you don't want to break the bank or eat at a cramped conveyor belt chain restaurant. Enter Sushi no Midori. -
Kimuraya (木村屋總本店), Japan’s oldest bakery – Tokyo
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 10, 2022 | No CommentsFounded in 1869, the oldest bakery in Japan took root in the Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza. -
Iron Chef Sakai’s La Rochelle Sanno – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 10, 2022 | No CommentsHiroyuki Sakai runs all three of his La Rochelle restaurants: two in Tokyo (Minami Aoyama and Sanno) and one in Fukuoka, specializing in French cuisine. -
Kisurin Aoyama (希須林 青山) – Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 28, 2022 | No CommentsKisurin primarily offers Chinese food that, on the surface, looks like a fusion take. But in reality this is much closer to the real thing. -
Sadelle’s at Kith Paris: First overseas location for U.S. brunch hotspot
Meniscus MagazinePosted on June 23, 2021 | No CommentsNew York, Las Vegas and now Paris. Sadelle's is located on the first floor of the Kith Paris flagship, which touches unique to its first overseas branch. -
Smithsonian panel explores the importance of “Saving Chinatown”
Megan LeePosted on June 23, 2021 | No CommentsGrace Young, Brandon Jew, and Wellington Chen discussed the future of local Chinatowns during and towards the end of the pandemic. -
Jeju Noodle Culture Street (국수거리) gogi-guksu – South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 9, 2019 | No CommentsJeju Noodle Culture Street is a walkable stretch of 11 restaurants celebrating a dish unique to the island: gogi-guksu, or Japanese-style noodles with pork soup.