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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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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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Han Han’s “The Continent” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 7, 2014 | No CommentsIn Han Han’s debut feature, “The Continent” (后会无期), the general premise of the road trip movie is used to tell a melancholic tale about three men. -
Sion Sono’s “Tokyo Tribe” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2014 | No CommentsIn "Tokyo Tribe," Sono has delivered a feast of sight and sound that will convert critics of musicals on the widescreen. -
“Love Never Fails” cast, director discuss topic of suicide
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 5, 2014 | No CommentsWhile Min Byung-hun’s “Love Never Fails” (사랑이이긴다) is based on the true story of a teen girl's suicide, the film focuses more on the psychological aftermath. -
Kiet Le-Van’s “Gentle” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 3, 2014 | No Comments"Gentle," the title of the Vietnamese director's latest film, is a nod to the short story from which it was adapted, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "A Gentle Creature." -
Baek Jaeho’s “We Will Be OK” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 3, 2014 | No CommentsA film about a director trying to make a film. It's an overused plot device that takes on a greater meaning in actor-turned-director Baek's debut feature. -
Kei Nishikori: 2014 Malaysian Open finals interview transcript
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 2, 2014 | No CommentsAfter Nishikori won the title, he spoke at a press conference in English and Japanese. We have translated the latter into English; questions were asked by various reporters. -
Vivienne Tam Spring 2015: Inconsistency in texture & pattern
Shelly XuPosted on October 1, 2014 | No CommentsThe Vivienne Tam Spring 2015 collection displayed strong craftsmanship, but it would have been a more powerful offering if there was greater cohesiveness. -
Tennis: Kei Nishikori wins 2014 Malaysian Open
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 1, 2014 | No CommentsFollowing a whirlwind couple of weeks in New York and across Asia, Nishikori defeated Julien Benneteau at a raucous sold-out Putra Stadium, 7-6 (4), 6-4, in one hour, 47 minutes. -
Tennis: Nishikori, Benneteau reach 2014 Malaysian Open final
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 28, 2014 | No CommentsJulien Benneteau reached his third straight final in Kuala Lumpur and will face top seed Kei Nishikori. -
“The Coffin in the Mountain” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on September 26, 2014 | No CommentsFirst-time filmmaker Xin Yukun tackles the messiness of human connection in "The Coffin in the Mountain" (殯棺), a picture obsessed with ritual.