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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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Photos: PCES – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
21 March 2025 8:09 PM | No CommentsPhotos from the PCES - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Photos: BILL BILL – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
16 February 2025 4:12 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the BILL BILL - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Bangkok street food takes center stage at Viral Fest Asia 2017
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 9, 2017 | No CommentsBoasting fare above the quality of typical Bangkok outdoor weekend markets, the Viral Fest Asia 2017 made sure that music lovers did not go hungry. -
The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), Chiang Rai, Thailand
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 10, 2016 | No CommentsWat Rong Khun, also known as the White Temple, is a work-in-progress that the lead artist hopes will continue at least six decades after his passing. -
The last hurrah for Tsukiji Fish Market & Ichiba Sushi?
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 24, 2016 | No CommentsWe look at photos of Tsukiji Fish Market and Ichiba Sushi (市場すし), with the future of both in doubt following a scheduled relocation in November 2016. -
Qiaotou Tai Chen Meat Bun (橋頭肉包) (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 15, 2016 | No CommentsIn Taiwan's second-largest city, the Qiaotou Tai Chen Meat Bun shop produces quality mantou that is seemingly difficult to find even throughout Asia. -
*UPDATED* Ozaki wagyu beef: Ryukyu Chinese Dining TAMA, Tokyo
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 10, 2016 | No CommentsOzaki beef may be rare in terms of sheer quantity, but at Ryukyu Chinese Dining TAMA ((琉球チャイニーズダイニング TAMA) a 100-gram plate will set you back only 1500 yen. -
studioMilou | National Gallery Singapore
Florence Coirier Giraudon, buyMeDesignPosted on April 17, 2015 | No CommentsbuyMeDesign interviewed Jean-François Milou, principal architect and lead partner of studioMilou, about his studio’s design concepts for the National Gallery Singapore. -
Zang Toi: Fashion, furniture and food – Malaysia style
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 28, 2014 | No CommentsWhile the fashion designer runs his primary operations out of New York, on the other side of the world, his company has a distinctly different feel. -
Su Xiaobai’s simplicity graces Art Basel Hong Kong 2014
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 20, 2014 | No CommentsBy his own admission, the German-trained, Shanghai-based contemporary artist's preference for pureness over complication transfers into his work. -
Mnemonikos exhibit in Bangkok stretches limit of textiles
Kwai ChanPosted on January 11, 2014 | No CommentsRope, Teflon, tea bags and recycled bottles were just some of the materials used in the mnēmonikos exhibit on display at the Jim Thompson Center through Feb. 22. -
Searching for Hong Kong cinema in Macau
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 29, 2013 | No CommentsWhat is a mere 40 miles between two administrative regions in China? Plenty, as it turns out from a cinematic standpoint.