McDonald’s Japan vs. Pokémon Happy Meal Resellers – New purchase restrictions announced

With new Pokémon toys on the way, McDonald’s is trying to get ahead of the problems being caused by speculative scalpers. In what’s becoming an increasingly common sequence of events, McDonald’s Japan... Read more »

Censorship and Propaganda Fuel Anti-Japanese Nationalism During China’s War Anniversaries

Last month, a Chinese man attacked a Japanese woman and her child in a subway station in Suzhou, sending her to the hospital for treatment. Media reports about the attack were censored... Read more »

Bukit Merah fire: Residents relocated as town council carries out restoration works

SINGAPORE – Madam Yati was sleeping in her fourth-storey flat when the smell of something burning drifted in from outside and woke her up. Flinging the door to her one-room flat open,... Read more »

China ‘Very Insecure’ About Its Single Narrative: Exiled Tibetan Artists Criticize Removal Of Artworks Under Chinese Pressure | India News

Exiled Tibetan artists and activists on Thursday have strongly condemned the removal of Tibetan and other diaspora artworks addressing themes of state violence, authoritarian partnerships, and grassroots resistance from an international exhibition... Read more »

Inside the mine that feeds the tech world — and funds Congo’s rebels

RUBAYA, CONGO – Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks... Read more »

Filmmaker Describes Monitoring by Local Cadre in Urumqi

Name one thing that, in the whole of China, only exists in Xinjiang.Answer 1: “Did you get the community office’s approval to post this?”Answer 2: “Did you report in after coming back... Read more »

S$8K worth of furniture damaged after termites from electrical room invade Choa Chu Kang home

Woman in Choa Chu Kang flat claims termites damaged S$8,000 worth of furniture, life disrupted A 68-year-old woman in Choa Chu Kang says her life has been turned upside down after a... Read more »

Supreme Court Cancels Bail To Actors Darshan, Pavithra Gowda In Renukaswamy Murder Case | India News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa, Pavithra Gowda, and five others in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case. According... Read more »

A visit to the birthplace of Kobe’s other famous food, sobameshi, to try it bokkake-style

The giant robot statue wasn’t the only surprise on our trip to Kobe neighborhood where its famous everyday dish that isn’t Kobe beef got its start. As an example of just how... Read more »

Censorship Scandals Engulf Thai, French Art Museums

A prominent Thai art gallery became embroiled in a scandal last week when it removed parts of an exhibition following pressure from the Chinese embassy. Ironically, the title of the exhibition, hosted... Read more »