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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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Snow King (雪王冰淇淋) ice cream, Taipei, Taiwan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 26, 2018 | No CommentsSnow King is a popular ice cream shop with both standard and unusual flavors, several of which draw from locally available fruits and Taiwanese dishes. -
Film Review: Dmitrii Kalashnikov’s “The Road Movie”
Christopher BournePosted on January 20, 2018 | No CommentsAn edited compilation of dashboard camera footage shot all around Russia, “The Road Movie” affords viewers a way of peering into the country's collective psyche. -
Jun Itami’s Bangju Church (방주교회) – Jeju, South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 14, 2018 | No CommentsTranslating in English to "Church of Sky," it is one of several projects helmed by the late architect on the island and was completed in 2009. -
Hong Sang-soo’s “Claire’s Camera” – 2017 San Diego Asian Film Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 22, 2017 | No CommentsShot on the fly in nine days, "Claire's Camera" is a subtly non-linear narrative, and a charming roundelay of chance encounters and romantic complications. -
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” – 2017 DOC NYC Film Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 15, 2017 | No Comments“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” focuses on the only bank – a small community bank in New York’s Chinatown – that was indicted after the 2008 crisis. -
MoMA features 111 iconic pieces in “Items: Is Fashion Modern?”
Asya GorovitsPosted on November 13, 2017 | No Comments"Items: Is Fashion Modern?" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York casts a spotlight on a variety of pieces that have stood the test of time. -
Julie Vino 2018 – New York Fashion Week Bridal
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 27, 2017 | No CommentsTo be a Julie Vino 2018 bride, one must be very confident - make that, extremely confident - to show off Vino's boldly elegant Cuba-inspired gowns. -
taoray taoray Spring 2018 – New York Fashion Week
Asya GorovitsPosted on September 27, 2017 | No CommentsThe taoray taoray Spring 2018 collection, intended for the "unisex rebel," was the latest offering from designer Taoray Wang's youth-oriented line. -
taoray taoray Spring 2018: Behind the scenes at NYFW
Asya GorovitsPosted on September 18, 2017 | No CommentsThe taoray taoray Spring 2018 presentation at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan's Pier 59 was about much more than the clothes. -
WNBA 2017: Delle Donne’s double-double carries Mystics past Wings in playoffs
Kwai ChanPosted on September 15, 2017 | No CommentsWashington managed to keep Dallas below 34 percent in shooting while enjoying an advantage of 10 more rebounds, resulting in a 86-76 victory.