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· Rebecca Moon
Deceased train driver in Japan awarded 45 cents after his pay was deducted for 1-minute delay in 2020
A court in Japan ordered the West Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday to pay 45 cents to a train driver who died earlier this year. The company deducted the money from the driver’s pay in 2020 after he caused a one-minute delay while waiting for an empty train at the wrong platform. In…
· Jane Nam
K-pop agency SM Entertainment to help Saudi Arabia develop its own idol training program
A partnership between K-pop agency SM Entertainment and the Saudi Arabian government is reportedly in the works. SM founder Lee Soo-man met with Saudi Arabia’s Princess Haifa bint Faisal Al-Saud and other government officials in Riyadh on March 23 to discuss exporting South…
· Rebecca Moon
Watch: Japanese robot trained to peel bananas carefully without squishing them
Researchers in Japan have unveiled a robot that has been trained to carefully peel bananas without crushing them. The dual-armed robot has managed to peel the banana successfully 57% of the time, providing hope and insight into a future where machines can perform more nimble…
· Carl Samson
Hundreds of Taiwanese reservists train for combat as Ukraine crisis stokes fear of Chinese invasion
Around 400 military reservists in Taiwan reportedly participated in combat training exercises on Monday as part of a new program launched earlier this month. The program requires reservists to train for two weeks instead of the previously required five to seven days. The recent…
· Ryan General
Cat in Japan switches career from train station master to chief priest of shrine
A cat named Nitama formerly worked as a train stationmaster and is now a “chief priest” at a Japanese shrine. Nitama became popular when she replaced Tama, the previous cat station master, upon her death in 2015 at Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture. The appointment of Nitama…
· Rebecca Moon
Lawmaker proposes free taxi rides and walking buddies trained in martial arts for hate crime targets
New York Assemblymember Ron Kim has proposed the creation of programs that would provide free taxi rides and walking buddies trained in basic defense techniques. The proposal was sent to Governor Kathy Hochul, asking that a declaration of disaster emergency be issued to help…
· Bryan Ke
K-pop trainee Beomhan alleges he was choked, called slurs by ‘homeless’ man on NYC train
Chinese American K-pop trainee Beomhan was allegedly assaulted by a homeless man and subjected to slurs while riding the subway in New York City. Beomhan, a member of the up-and-coming group M.O.N.T Arena under FM Entertainment, shared details about his experience in a…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Please come again’: Japanese train station mails back passenger’s lost item with touching message
Twitter user @GlraFFE posted about a train station in Japan’s Hokuriko region that mailed back their lost travel tumbler with a sweet message. The user, who lives in the Kanto region of Japan, would have had to travel back about 249 miles to retrieve it and asked the train…
· Bryan Ke
Kashmiri skier Arif Khan — India’s only Beijing Olympics athlete — had to crowdfund all his training
India's alpine ski champion Arif Khan will represent his country as the only Indian athlete at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Khan, 31, hopes his appearance at the Winter Games will inspire a push for more winter sports events in India. “If we utilize the Himalayas…
· Carl Samson
Michelle Go, woman who was shoved into path of NYC subway train, helped homeless people for 10 years
Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was shoved into the path of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday, resulting in her death. Go, described by family members as a “kind” and “intelligent” woman, spent the past 10 years helping homeless people find work. Her alleged killer,…
· Sarah Yukiko
Asian passenger on Toronto train is bombarded with racist slurs, spit at by female rider
A video of a woman unleashing a racist tirade against and spitting on an Asian public transit rider in Toronto has gained attention after being posted to Twitter on Wednesday. In the clip shared by Stop Asian Hate Canada, which is slightly under a minute and 30 seconds long, the…
· Carl Samson
Suspect who shoved Asian man into path of NYC subway train arrested months later for groping
Ronald Lacey, 23, is accused of shoving an Asian man into the path of a subway train in New York City last May. Bystanders managed to flag down the train and pull the victim up to safety. Lacey was arrested on Friday after groping a woman at another subway station last month. A…
· Maina Chen
Where is this train going: US ‘Train to Busan’ remake may make its way to New York
The Hollywood remake of the critically acclaimed 2016 South Korean zombie film “Train to Busan” will reportedly be named “Last Train to New York.” I’m walkin’ here: Helmed by award-winning Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto, who’s behind the horror thrillers “V/H/S/2” (2013) and…
· Bryan Ke
Asian students attacked by group of teens on SEPTA train in Philadelphia, suspects to face charges
Philadelphia police are investigating an attack on a male student believed to be Asian or Asian American on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train. What happened: The incident occurred on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station at around 3:30 p.m. on…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese train driver sues employer over 49 cents docked from his wages for 2-minute delay
A Japanese train driver took his employer, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), to court after it docked 56 yen (49 cents) from his July paycheck because of a two-minute delay that occurred during his shift the month before. What happened: The driver, whose name was not…
· Sarah Yukiko
Elon Musk tweet of ancient Chinese poem ‘The Quatrain of Seven Steps’ stirs confusion
Tesla CEO and newly-minted world’s richest person Elon Musk sparked debate after posting an ancient Chinese quatrain on Twitter and Weibo. The reference: Musk shared the English word “Humankind” and the untranslated Chinese text of the Seven Steps Verse, a poem which is said to…
· Bryan Ke
Man dressed as Joker injures 17 in Tokyo train knife and fire attack on Halloween
A Japanese man dressed in a Joker costume was arrested for injuring 17 people during a knife and fire attack at a Tokyo train station on Halloween. About the attack: The incident occurred near Kokuryo station in Tokyo’s western suburbs at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, according to…
· Jiselle Lee
Tsai Ing-wen is the first Taiwan president in decades to confirm US military training on the island
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed the presence of U.S. military trainers on the island during a CNN broadcast on Tuesday. Taiwan’s increasing military power: President Tsai is the first Taiwan president to confirm the presence of the U.S. military for training purposes in…
· Maina Chen
Asian American man says he and Asian woman were targeted in coffee attack on DC train
On Tuesday, an Asian American man had coffee thrown on him while on a Washington D.C. train. The incident: Roswell Encina, who is the chief communications officer for the Library of Congress, was commuting on the Metro’s Orange Line heading to Vienna when he felt something hit…
· Ryan General
Simu Liu’s grueling first-day training for ‘Shang-Chi’ revealed in behind-the-scenes footage
Behind-the-scenes footage of Simu Liu’s first day of training for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has emerged online. A hero in training: Yung Lee, the action designer for the Marvel Studios film, shared some clips on Instagram to provide fans a glimpse of how Liu…