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Namacheko Fall 2023 – Paris Fashion Week Menswear
23 January 2023 4:06 AM | No CommentsRunway photos from the label's Fall/Winter 2023 "Middle Age Grunge" men’s collection in Paris.
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Tokyo Marathon 2021: The dreamers and the cosplayers
12 January 2023 12:44 AM | No CommentsGiven Japan's epic history of cosplay, this usually results in more creative costumes than most. Here are some photos.
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Busan 2022: Song Kang-ho (송강호) “Broker” Q&A photos
23 December 2022 10:13 PM | No CommentsActor Song Kang-ho appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of "Broker" at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival.
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Photos: Public art in Palm Springs and beyond – California, U.S.A.
20 December 2022 6:58 PM | No CommentsOutdoor sculptures and murals can be found all across Palm Springs, as well as outside of the city.
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Backstage: Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2012 – New York Fashion Week
12 December 2022 8:12 PM | No CommentsPre-show backstage photos from Narciso Rodriguez’s Fall 2012 women’s collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
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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. -
Frank Lloyd Wright’s lone surviving Tokyo building: The Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 24, 2022 | No CommentsThe American architect designed 14 buildings in Japan. However, only one of Wright's Tokyo structures remains fully intact. -
Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Travelogues
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 10, 2022 | No CommentsPersonal travel diaries were aplenty at Comiket 99. Some were straightforward, detailing a destination(s) and daily random musings. Others, however, went a step further. Our recommendations follow that latter approach. -
*CLOSED* A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 16, 2019 | No CommentsThe Nakagin Capsule Tower resembles two towers of stacked cubes. It is one of few remaining buildings from the Japanese Metabolist architectural movement. -
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.