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A cozy island sim became a pandemic-era cultural phenomenon and one of Nintendo's biggest hits ever, showing how a slow, social, low-stakes game can outsell blockbusters when the world locks down.
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· Benny Luo
Counterforce: An Interview With the Anti-tech Group That Hates Kevin Rose & Google
Over the last several months, multiple protests have appeared in San Francisco specifically targeted at Google. Employees of the company have been harassed in their homes and Google’s private bus service has received flack for using public bus lanes, including an incident where…
· Benny Luo
Digg Founder Kevin Rose Throws Raccoon Down a Flight of Stairs [VIDEO]
Words cannot explain how I wanted so much to write that headline after watching the video above.
· Ryan General
Chinese Tourist Beaten By Border Agents Awarded $461,000 in Damages
A Chinese woman who suffered multiple injuries at the hands of American border agents in a false arrest at Niagara Falls in 2004 was recently awarded $461,000 in damages by a federal judge. Businesswoman Zhao Yan filed charges against the U.S. government back in 2006 after being…
· Kyle Encina
Restaurant in China Under Fire For Giving Bigger Discounts To Busty Women
A Chinese restaurant in Zhejiang Province is getting some heavy criticism after offering big discounts to women who have bigger chests. Residents strolling at a mall in Hangzhou can’t help but notice that something is off with Trendy Shrimp’s sales tactic.
· Kyle Encina
Indian Passenger Accused of Groping Teen While Sleeping on United Airlines Flight
Authorities are investigating a case about a teenage girl who claims that she was groped by an Indian passenger during a United Airlines flight. The 16-year-old girl was traveling by herself on a flight bound for New Jersey. The teenager recalled sitting next to an Indian doctor…
· Ryan General
Asian Cab Driver Assaulted With Bat By ‘Proud’ Racist Man in U.K.
A self-confessed racist man in the U.K. recently harassed an Asian taxi driver by accusing him of being a terrorist and then smashing his car with a baseball bat. According to the Mirror, 58-year-old Terence Poxon had blamed the Asian taxi driver of being responsible for the…
· Khier Casino
Asian Actresses in the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Are Getting Their Own Action Figures
“Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” is still a few months away, but pictures of the characters’ action figures have already surfaced online, including Rose Tico, played by Vietnamese-American actress Kelly Marie Tran. The Force is strong with this one as Tran is, as…
· Kyle Encina
Ivanka Trump Celebrates Daughter’s Birthday With Asian Food
Ivanka Trump celebrated her daughter Arabella Rose’s sixth birthday the Asian way by serving mallow dogs and noodles. The 35-year-old puzzled netizens when she posted a picture of hotdogs topped-off with marshmallows. According to SoraNews24, Trump’s original tweet had already…
· Ryan General
Indonesia Now Instagram’s Biggest Market in Asian Pacific Region
Indonesia is now home to 45 million active monthly Instagram users, a figure which has more than doubled from the 22 million users per month in early 2016. According to the photo- and video-sharing platform’s internal data released on Thursday, the country is now Instagram’s…
· Carl Samson
Man in China Busted for Making $22,000 Selling ‘Fake Water’
A man in Shanghai has been arrested for selling “fake water” to numerous residents, of which most were likely clueless that they had been duped. After receiving a tip on June 9, police officers at Shanghai’s Songjiang District raided a drinking water station in the town of…
· Khier Casino
Charli XCX’s New Thirst Trap Video Tastefully Includes Hot Asian Boys
Riz Ahmed, Joey Badass, and Panic at the Disco’s Brendon Urie seducing us on a bed of roses — those are just some of the famous boys featured in Charli XCX’s new video for her single, aptly titled “Boys”. While Vine star Cameron Dallas swinging a chainsaw around with his shirt…
· Ryan General
Singaporean Couple Scams $580K From People By Selling ‘Magical’ Talismans
A couple in Singapore were given individual jail terms on Monday for scamming people to pay thousands of dollars for magical talismans. Last Wednesday, 67-year-old Singaporean Ong Choon Lin and his 62-year-old Malaysian wife, Ng Kim Yew, were each convicted of 20 charges of…
· Ryan General
Pregnant Wife Assaults Husband’s Mistress By Shoving Chili Peppers In Her…
After being cheated on by her husband, a pregnant Vietnamese woman exacted revenge to his mistress by stuffing her vagina with a bag of red hot chili peppers. The wife, identified as Ly Chanel, decided to take matters into her own hands after growing suspicious of 24-year-old…
· Ryan General
E-Sports Star Gets Friendzoned by ‘Chun-Li’, Netizens Come to His Rescue
A Chinese-American e-sports star, who recently failed at a “hand heart” gesture attempt in a photo op with a Chun-Li cosplayer, received some help from netizens. Professional e-sports fighting game player Justin Wong, aka JWong, recently scored a photo op with popular cosplayer…
· Kyle Encina
Homeless Man Who Pushed Korean Man to His Death in Subway Walks Free
A homeless man who allegedly pushed a drunk Korean to his death has been found not guilty for an incident that took place 5 years ago. Sierra Leone refugee Naeem Davis was accused of pushing Ki-Suck Han to his death on Dec. 3, 2012. According to NYTimes, a Manhattan jury found…
· Ryan General
Japanese ‘Black Widow’ Confesses to Killing Her Husband with Cyanide, Claims Dementia Later
On July 10, a Japanese woman, who was dubbed “Black Widow”, confessed to killing her last husband using cyanide only to retract the statement two days later. In the murder trial that has since gripped Japan, 70-year-old Chisako Kakehi is being accused of killing three partners…
· Ryan General
Fan Bingbing is Suing an Exiled Chinese Tycoon Over a Sex Rumor
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing recently announced that she is filing a lawsuit against fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui in the U.S. for defamation over the “false” statements he allegedly made about her. Fan’s camp posted a statement on Weibo on Thursday accusing the exiled businessman…
· Ryan General
Chinese Singer Wanting and Boyfriend Vancouver Mayor Robertson Split
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and his girlfriend, pop star Wanting Qu, have officially broken up, as confirmed by the office of the mayor. According to SCMP, the mayor’s office revealed on Thursday that the pair “are no longer together,” noting that “They ended their…
· Natalie Ng
Asian Men Endure a Unique Type of Racism (and Why Asian Women Shouldn’t Ignore it)
Editor’s Note: Natalie Ng is a Biochem graduate student living with her husband and dog on the east coast. Her interests include blogging, biking, and Asian activism. The views expressed in this piece is solely her own. While we wish for it to be a thing in the past,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet the Woman Leading the Indian Saree Revolution in Australia
Meet Tanaya Das. Ever since she was a small child, she had always loved wearing the saree, a traditional Indian garment made from a very long (yards long) piece of cloth draped around the body.
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Hello Kitty connects to Sanrio, licensing, collabs, and global retail.
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Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Japan · TYO:4911
Shiseido
Shiseido is the standard-bearer of J-beauty — a 150-year-old house whose skincare rituals and prestige brands shape beauty across Asia and beyond.
Jollibee Foods Corporation · Food · PSE:JFC
Jollibee is turning nostalgia into stores.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.
Nintendo · Gaming · TYO:7974
If your kid wants Mario Kart, Nintendo still has the advantage.
If Switch 2 ends up in your living room, Nintendo is betting you keep coming back for Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, downloads, and online play even after the box gets pricier.
Explainer · Jollibee Foods Corporation
If Jollibee feels like home, that feeling is spreading across Southeast Asia.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
Explainer · Amorepacific
K-beauty won the Amazon cart. The real prize is your second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine. If a product sticks, the brand can keep winning on replenishment, retail placement, and cross-market demand.
Explainer · Nintendo
Your next Switch 2 costs more. Mario is why Nintendo thinks you still pay.
The question is not just whether people buy Nintendo Switch 2 once. It is whether they keep buying back into Nintendo after Nintendo Switch 2 gets more expensive.