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*CLOSED* A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan
24 February 2023 10:24 PM | No CommentsOne of the crown jewels of Japanese Metabolist architectural movement is no more, but we have captured its design in three photo galleries.
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Comiket 101: The cosplayers
19 February 2023 3:49 AM | No CommentsA few cosplayers continued with their tried-and-true costumes, whereas others pointed to manga and anime series - or even current events - for inspiration.
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The historical buildings of Pak Prak Heritage Walking Street (Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
18 February 2023 9:02 PM | No CommentsA stroll down this street in Kanchanaburi's old town is a great way to partake in the faded glory of times past.
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Busan 2022: IU “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
18 February 2023 2:19 AM | No CommentsActress Lee Ji-eun (better known as IU) appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of “Broker” as well as "Open Talk" session the next day in Busan.
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Busan 2022: Hirokazu Kore-eda “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
18 February 2023 12:01 AM | 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.
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Food Archive
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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. -
*CLOSED* At Tokyo’s Sushi Bar Yasuda, a chef returns home
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 31, 2019 | No CommentsSemi-retirement for Naomichi Yasuda is a basement in Tokyo, working solo and serving his personal style of omakase. Does he care what you think? Maybe. -
Minatogawa StateSide Town – Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 29, 2019 | No CommentsIn this former military housing complex, rusty U.S. Mail boxes teeter beside cool boutiques, and American vintage goods spill off the shelves next door to uniquely Okinawan culinary creations. -
Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2019 | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor.