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Photos: Comic Con Honolulu 2019
18 August 2019 2:57 AM | No CommentsThe annual event took place from Aug. 2-4 at the Hawaii Convention Center.
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PyeongChang 2018: Halfpipe winner Chloe Kim in a class of her own
16 August 2019 11:34 PM | No CommentsThe question was not whether Chloe Kim would win the women's snowboard halfpipe event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but by how much.
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Minatogawa StateSide Town – Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
29 June 2019 8:24 AM | 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.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2019
26 June 2019 12:43 PM | No CommentsOn Memorial Day, some 7,000 lanterns floated along the Ala Moana Beach in a magnificent display to pay respects to the fallen and loved ones.
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Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
22 June 2019 12:43 AM | 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.
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Rugby Sevens Archive
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Hong Kong Sevens 2018: Fiji make it four in a row
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 20, 2018 | No CommentsWith all the talk about the Commonwealth Games disrupting the World Series schedule, was there really any doubt about who would hoist the Hong Kong Sevens 2018 trophy? -
Hong Kong Sevens 2018: The selfies, the scene & the scene stealers
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 28, 2018 | No CommentsWidely considered the most important sporting event to hit the local calendar, the Hong Kong Sevens is about much more than rugby. -
Japan wins Qualifiers, returns to HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 9, 2018 | No CommentsJapan moved back to core status thanks to a try by Masahiro Nakano that propelled the squad to a 19-12 victory over Germany in Hong Kong. -
Hong Kong Sevens 2018: USA, England coach local youth
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 5, 2018 | No CommentsWith Fiji legend Waisale Serevi serving as an enthusiastic referee, internationally-ranked rugby players played catch with local youth at a series of Hong Kong Sevens 2018 clinics. -
Hong Kong Sevens 2018: Local teams greet the public before qualifiers
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 29, 2018 | No CommentsIn advance of the World Rugby Men's and Women's Sevens Series Qualifiers, the national Hong Kong rugby sevens teams met the public. -
The Hong Kong Sevens’ infamous South Stand
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 20, 2017 | No CommentsTo some fans of fashion, drunken revelry and - perhaps - rugby, the annual Hong Kong Sevens mean one thing: the South Stand. -
Japan wins 2016 HSBC Sevens World Series Qualifier
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 30, 2016 | No CommentsIt was familiar territory for Hong Kong, who lost to longtime rival Japan, 24-14, this time in the 2016 HSBC Sevens World Series Qualifier championship. -
South Africa wins 2016 Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 26, 2016 | No CommentsAfter defeating a few Olympic-bound squads earlier in the event, South Africa captured the title, 14-7, over France in front of the Blitzbokke. -
Rugby: Fiji wins Hong Kong Sevens 2016 title
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 12, 2016 | No CommentsThe resilient Fiji’s 21-7 victory over New Zealand in the Hong Kong Sevens 2016 Cup championship – a rematch of last year’s final – never seemed in doubt. -
Captains, coaches meet press at Hong Kong Sevens 2016
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 8, 2016 | No CommentsCaptains representing all the teams in the Hong Kong Sevens 2016 - and a select few coaches - gathered at the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel to meet the press.
