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Good News Cat Lovers! Pop-Up Cat Café in Chinatown This Weekend
By now, you’ve probably heard of all those pop-up, themed cafes in Japan which (as the name suggests) are temporary and offer special, limited-time-only menu options. If not, then trust […]
Japanese Artist Crystal Kay Is Ready For Her International Debut
Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, to an African American military father and a third-generation ethnically Korean singer mother, Crystal Kay was constantly surrounded by music. She started […]
Controversy Over Miranda Kerr’s Vogue Japan Photoshoot: Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation
Miranda Kerr is certainly no stranger to Japan. This time last year, the 31-year-old Australian model attracted quite a bit of attention for her odd, Japanese detergent commercials. […]
Japan Soccer Coach Wants To “Take Asian Games Away From Korea On Their Own Turf”
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team is vying for a gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 28 years, but it will […]
Adorable 101-Year-Old Man Just Became A Model
Don’t get the wrong idea about what sort of modeling career 101-year-old Kaoru Nozaki has. He’s definitely not flaunting this season’s menswear down the runway. Instead, his modeling career began […]
After Calling Japan “Easy,” Korean Soccer’s Whiz Kid Keeps His Word
by STEVE HAN Days before the quarterfinal game against Japan, South Korean soccer’s 16-year-old prodigy Lee Seung-woo said that the rival team is “easily beatable” because he said he […]
Controversial Japanese Illustration Tries To Show What Type of Women Attract Sexual Assault
No matter what a woman wears, she is never “asking” for sexual assault. No matter what. So whenever someone tells me I shouldn’t dress a certain way lest I attract […]
SKorea Wins Little League World Series Championship
by JAMES S. KIM It’s called Little League, but if the 2014 Little League World Series tournament showed us anything, it’s that there’s nothing small about the heart, hard work […]
Japanese Wrestler-Turned-Politician To Host Pro-Wrestling Event In NKorea
by STEVE HAN Hoping to “ease tensions” between North Korea and Japan, wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki is organizing an international pro-wrestling tournament at the end of the month in Pyongyang, […]
Dog And Owner “Wear Each Other’s Hair” … Because It’s Art
Most pet owners know there’s a thin line between loving your pet and loving your pet. Well Japanese artist Aki Inomata dangerously walks that line with her new project “I […]
A Mother’s Creative Bento Boxes Teach Japan’s Geography And Look Adorable
We’ve seen everything from adorable Hello Kitty bento boxes to intricate panda bento boxes. And just when we thought we’ve seen it all, another creative food artist comes along […]
SKorea Beats Japan, Advances to Int’l Championship in Little League World Series
by JAMES S. KIM The South Korean Little League World Series team is headed to the International Championship game after edging out a very strong Japanese team 4-2 Wednesday […]
Move Over Harajuku Girl! The Kurogyaru Is the Latest Look Out of Japan
Ganguro is one of Tokyo’s most distinct fashion subcultures, which started in the mid-1990s and is well known for some key characteristics: dark tans, bleached hair and dramatic […]
Forget Surgery, Japan’s New App Makes You “Sexier” Instantly
We obviously live in a beauty-obsessed society. Diet tips, weight loss and surgery stories constantly make their way onto my newsfeed on a day-to-day basis. It’s tragic really – the lengths […]
