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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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Paris 2024: Amid upheaval, South Korea defends Olympic men’s fencing team sabre title
22 June 2025 7:56 AM | No CommentsIn a sport born in France and traditionally dominated by Europeans, Team Korea has worked their way to the top of the men’s sabre fencing world.
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Travel Archive
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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
Mai D. ChanPosted on April 19, 2025 | 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. -
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. -
Photos: Lunar New Year 2024 celebrations in Honolulu, Hawai’i
Kwai ChanPosted on February 18, 2024 | No CommentsImages from the lion dance celebrations in Honolulu's Chinatown. -
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. -
*CLOSED* A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 24, 2023 | No CommentsOne of the crown jewels of Japanese Metabolist architectural movement is no more, but we have captured its design in three photo galleries. -
The historical buildings of Pak Prak Heritage Walking Street (Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 18, 2023 | No CommentsA stroll down this street in Kanchanaburi's old town is a great way to partake in the faded glory of times past. -
Photos: Public art in Palm Springs and beyond – California, U.S.A.
Ali ZandiPosted on December 20, 2022 | No CommentsOutdoor sculptures and murals can be found all across Palm Springs, as well as outside of the city. -
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.