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· Ryan General
Former Japanese Diplomat Who Killed Reclusive ‘Violent’ Son Gets 6 Years in Jail
A former top official in Japan was recently sentenced to six years in prison for killing his 44-year-old son, allegedly out of fear that he might cause danger to the public. Hideaki Kumazawa, a 76-year-old retired agricultural vice minister and former envoy to the Czech…
· Ryan General
Japanese KFC Chicken Rice ‘Hack’ Takes Twitter By Storm
A simple rice recipe featuring KFC Original Recipe chicken has apparently sent local Twitter users abuzz in Japan. As we’ve covered before, KFC became a yuletide tradition for many Japanese mostly due to a brilliant promotional campaign during the 1974 holidays season. Japan’s…
· Carl Samson
BTS’s RM Reveals He Lost Over 30 Pairs of AirPods and Now ARMYs Are Out to Find Them
BTS leader and rapper RM believes he is now on his 34th pair of AirPods, presumably after losing his first 33 somewhere across the planet. The revelation came to light during a recent Q&A with ARMYs, in which one mentioned that they lost a pair.
· Bryan Ke
Thai Man Pulls 32-Foot Long Tapeworm From His Butt After Going to the Bathroom
A Thai man had the scare of his life when he pulled out a living 10-meter (32-foot) long tapeworm from his backside after defecating. Kritsada Ratprachoom, a 44-year-old photographer from Thailand, shared the now-viral incident on his Facebook on Dec. 9, according to AsiaOne.
· Ryan General
Former NBA Player Fined $1,421 for Not Looking at the Chinese Flag During Anthem
A French basketball player in China’s professional basketball association was fined for not looking at the Chinese flag while the country’s national anthem was played. Guerschon Yabusele, a former NBA player who now plays for Nanjing Monkey Kings, was caught on video bowing his…
· Ryan General
BTS Fans Storm Out of Jingle Ball After Katy Perry Jokes About Them ‘Staying Past Their Bedtime’
BTS was among the performers during KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2019 at The Forum in Los Angeles on December 6 and members of the ARMY came in droves. The South Korean supergroup opened the star-studded show which featured Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Halsey, French Montana, Camila Cabello,…
· Carl Samson
Indian Woman Shot for Pausing During Dance Performance at Wedding
A woman was shot for stopping in the middle of a dance performance at a wedding celebration in northern India. The shooting, which was caught on video, took place in a village in the district of Chitrakoot, state of Uttar Pradesh on Nov. 30, according to the Press Trust of India.
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese Influencer Gains 22 Pounds for ‘Reverse’ Body Transformation
A Vietnamese woman is going viral for her amazing body transformation from 2016 to 2018 that recently resurfaced on the internet. Trang Thị Thuỳ Nguyễn, who is a popular livestreamer, gained 10 kilograms (22 pounds) to achieve her fitness goals — 39 kilograms (85.98 pounds) to…
· Ryan General
Man Reportedly Gets Tapeworms in His Brain After Not Cooking Hot Pot Meat Thoroughly
A Chinese man who suffered from seizures later discovered that the cause was tapeworms in his brain. The 46-year-old construction worker, known only in reports by his pseudonym Zhu, may have gotten tapeworms from consuming undercooked meat, his doctor said, according to CNN.
· Ryan General
10-Year-Old Vietnamese Boy Survives Alone By Farming After His Dad and Grandma Die
Left to fend for himself after his grandmother and father passed away, 10-year-old Dang Van Khuyen is now farming for his own food. Khuyen lived a simple life with his grandmother in a remote village in Vietnam while his father worked out of town. As a good student, young Khuyen…
· Ryan General
NYPD Forms Group to Recruit and Mentor Asian American Officers
A new group that would recruit and mentor Asian American officers at the New York Police Department was recently formed. Composed of high-ranking Asian American officers, the Asian American Police Executives Council of the New York Police Department (AAPEX) celebrated its…
· Ryan General
Japanese Supermodel From Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’ Unveils Her New Bra for ‘Morning Cleavage’
A Japanese lingerie label has unveiled a new bra specially designed by American Japanese model/designer Kiko Mizuhara to accentuate a woman’s “morning cleavage.” Mizuhara, whose real name is Audrie Kiko Daniel, recently starred alongside Queer Eye “Fab Five,” after acting as…
· Ryan General
Former British Consulate Worker Claims Chinese Authorities Tortured Him Over ‘Unrest in HK’
Simon Cheng, the former employee of the British consulate who was arrested and held in China, has claimed that he was also tortured and accused of inciting the Hong Kong protests during his incarceration. In a Facebook statement, the 28-year-old Hong Kong citizen alleged that…
· Carl Samson
Amber Liu Apologizes for ‘Ignorant’ Comments on Man Stopped By Police for Eating on BART Platform
Amber Liu has apologized for the remarks she made about a man who was confronted by a police officer for eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred as Steve Foster, 31, waited to board a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)…
· Bryan Ke
China Deploys Army in Hong Kong to Clean Up Streets
China has deployed soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to help clear the barricades set up by protesters on Saturday. PLA soldiers are working at lightning speed to clear away bricks from the streets of Kowloon Tong. #HongKonghttps://t.co/qv37D9UeQQ…
· Carl Samson
American and German Robots Lose Jobs to Asian Robots at Adidas
Adidas will abandon its robot-staffed factories in the U.S. and Germany, moving some of the technology to Asia starting later this year. The American and German “Speedfactories,” based in Atlanta and Ansbach, respectively, will end production by April 2020 “at the latest,” the…
· Jin Hyun
Anti-Black and Asian Graffiti Found in Syracuse University Dorms Spark Protests on Campus
Syracuse University has issued a public statement after two floors in a dorm building was reportedly vandalized with racial slurs on November 6. A slur against Asian people was sprawled on a bulletin board on the fourth floor of Day Hall, while the N-word was written on the…
· Ryan General
Japanese Firms Ban Women From Wearing Eyeglasses
Discussions on women’s dress code in the workplace have erupted on Japanese social media following reports that some companies are preventing female employees from wearing glasses at work. Media outlets in Japan, including the Nippon TV network, alleged that companies had…
· Carl Samson
China’s Former ‘Richest Son’ Shamed By Government For Having $21.5 Million Debt
Wang Sicong, the only son of Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin, has landed on the country’s list of debtors this week. A Beijing court announced that the Prometheus Capital chairman owes at least 150 million yuan, equivalent to at least $21.5 million, according to a notice…
· Ryan General
Andrew Yang Lasted Only 5 Months Working at an Elite Law Firm Because It Wasn’t Worth It
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has openly talked about his aborted career as a corporate attorney in which he “spent five unhappy months of” soon after getting a law degree. Before joining Davis Polk & Wardwell in 2000, he had scored 178 out of 180 on the LSAT and…
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