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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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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. -
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. -
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.