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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | 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.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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S=YZ Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 12, 2015 | No CommentsThe "Carousel" was the theme for the latest S=YZ collection, and Spring 2016 suggests that it will be anything but a smooth ride. -
Park Joon-hyung (g.o.d) – S=YZ Spring 2016 Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsPark Joon-hyung, also known as the head honcho of one of the most popular K-pop boy bands of all time - g.o.d - attended the S=YZ Spring 2016 show in Seoul. -
Munn Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsAppropriately named "Defamiliarization," designer Han Hyun-min shook up classic staples, resulting in exaggerated and playful treatments. -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “I Are You, You Am Me”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 10, 2015 | No CommentsFar more sedate than his debut "House," Obayashi grew by leaps and bounds as an artist with "I Are You, You Am Me," a funny, honest coming-of-age story. -
Siam Paragon 10th anniversary – Bangkok Int’l Fashion Week 2015
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 9, 2015 | No CommentsTwenty Thai designers and labels made custom outfits for the Siam Paragon 10th anniversary event, featuring typically abundant doses of bling and shine. -
“Veteran” – 2015 New York Korean Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 7, 2015 | No CommentsOne of the top five box office hits of all time in Korea, Ryoo Seung-wan's "Veteran" is well-crafted and just plain fun. -
“Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema” – 2015 SDAFF Review
Rex BaylonPosted on November 5, 2015 | No CommentsFor enthusiasts of Asian cinema, “Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema” will be a retread. However, for the neophyte it is a valuable 104-minute primer. -
“The Shameless” – 2015 NY Korean Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on November 4, 2015 | No CommentsIt is a testament to Jeon Do-yeon's natural charisma that she alone can rescue "The Shameless" (무뢰한) from being completely unremarkable. -
Naomi Osaka wins 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 4, 2015 | No CommentsNaomi Osaka saved four match points against Caroline Garcia, defeating the much-higher ranked Frenchwoman, 3-5, 5-4 (6), 4-1, in Singapore. -
“Office” – 2015 New York Korean Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsThe thriller/horror "Office," Hong Won-chan’s debut feature as director, is a wicked satire on office politics and corporate hierarchies.