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· Ryan General
Japan is Finally Making Changes to a 100-Year-Old Rape Law
After being left unchanged for a hundred years, Japan is finally moving toward improving its archaic sex crime law. Japanese parliament’s lower house has recently approved a bill that intends to broaden the definition of rape, which is limited to only to vaginal penetration by a…
· Ryan General
Diversity is Actually Making Hollywood More Money But They Still Whitewash Films
Hollywood, take notice: Creating movies with the more diverse casts will make moviegoers flock to the theaters, according to a new study revealed. Diversity reportedly helps keep ratings for television shows and ticket sales for films up in the United States, according to the…
· Editorial Staff
Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Apple Finally Admits Why They Keep Making Gold-Colored Devices
Apple is heavily influential, but it’s also influenced heavily by its global markets. It wouldn’t be surprising then to hear Apple admit that it greatly considers Chinese taste when developing its products, taking into consideration, for example, China’s color palette…
· Carl Samson
Singaporean Couple Earns Extra $14,000 a Year Making Food Nobody Can Eat
A crafty Singaporean couple has managed to earn SGD $20,000 ($14,435) in one year by making inedible, miniature food in their spare time. Miniature Asian Chef is the brainchild of Juliana Fan, who started creating miniature food herself when she couldn’t find realistic replicas.
· Ryan General
Why South Korean Companies are Making Employees Use White People Names
When South Korean internet firm Kakao decided three years ago that all of its employees must use English nicknames at work, it became a bit strange for the workers. The issue was not because the names were English, but the thought of being called without any rank or titles is…
· Ryan General
PSY Finally Reveals How He Felt After ‘Gangnam Style’s’ Crazy Success
“Gangnam Style” was the phenomenon that took the world by surprise back in 2012, making South Korean singer PSY a household name and a multi-millionaire. However, he recently revealed in an interview that the global fame the massive viral hit brought him was also the most…
· Khier Casino
South Korea President’s Hot Bodyguard is Making the Internet Thirsty AF
Moon Jae-in was elected South Korea’s new President on Tuesday but all eyes are on one of his handsome bodyguards. The election comes after Park Geun-hye, the country’s first ever female president, was impeached over a corruption scandal.
· Ryan General
California Finally Recognizes Chinese Workers Who Built America’s Railroads 148 Years Ago
After almost a century and a half, the Chinese railroad workers who labored for six years to construct the Transcontinental Railroad are finally being recognized for their huge contribution. May 10 has been officially proclaimed California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day…
· Khier Casino
Beloved Actress Reads ‘Ni’ihau’ Script, Confirms It’s a Historically False ‘Piece of Sh*t’
The Pacific Islander and Asian-American communities are up in arms over the historical inaccuracies the upcoming film “Ni’ihau” will tell about the Japanese and Japanese-Americans. Many people, including writer and stand-up comedian Jenny Yang, took to social media to let their…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why ‘I Don’t Date Asian Guys’ Is Problematic (Especially When Asian Women Say It)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve heard about Lily May Mac’s scandalous tweets that have landed her some seriously negative publicity. As the days go by, more and more tweets are uncovered, such as her disdain for Asian men, her likening Black…
· Carl Samson
Cambodian Actress Banned From Making Movies for a Year for Being ‘Too Sexy’
A Cambodian actress was banned by the country’s Culture and Fine Arts Ministry from having anything to do with the entertainment industry for a year because she was “too sexy.” Denny Kwan said she was schooled by the ministry “like a daughter” when it determined that she had…
· Ryan General
Chinese Tech Giant Earns Reputation For Making Bulletproof Phones that Save Lives
It may not be even listed on its spec sheet, but being impervious to bullets is perhaps one of Huawei phones’ most special feature. The Chinese phone brand appears to be challenging the classic Nokia phones in the toughness department.
· Ryan General
Ali Wong Reveals What She Really Thinks About Asian Men
In her smashing 2015 Netflix debut, Asian American actress and stand-up comic Ali Wong had this to say about Asian men: “Asian men are the sexiest, they have no body hair from the neck down. It’s like making love to a dolphin.” She also noted of a typically ignored fact:
· Carl Samson
‘Ghost In The Shell’ Tries Making a Viral Meme, Severely Backfires
What appears to be Paramount Pictures’ final marketing stunt to win moviegoers on “Ghost In The Shell” has been hijacked y the internet to protest against the film once more. Paramount launched image generation website iammajor.me this weekend. It was first introduced in a…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Tourists’ ‘Uncivilized’ Behavior is Finally Improving, Survey Says
The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) released the results of a survey showing that major tourism destinations had seen some improvement in Chinese outbound tourists’ manners over the past five years. The survey, released on Wednesday, conducted interviews with 3,650…
· Ryan General
Bystanders Just Watch as Couple Brutally Attacks Chinese Food Delivery Man
A Chinese food delivery man was violently attacked by two still-unidentified suspects inside a building in the Bronx borough of New York earlier this month. Local authorities are now looking for a man and a woman who were caught on surveillance video brutally attacking and…
· Ryan General
Chinese Husband Finally Says ‘I Love You’ to His Wife After 67 Years of Marriage in Style
After 67 years of marriage, Qiao Dewei finally found the most opportune moment to say “I Love You” to his wife, Liu Shixiu, for the very first time. And boy, did he do it in style on Valentine’s Day! The 84-year-old loving husband went all-out this Valentine’s Day by renting out…
· Ryan General
Science Finally Reveals Whether MSG is Bad For You
For decades, monosodium glutamate, or MSG (a sodium salt of glutamic acid), has remained controversial due to a myth that made it one of the most infamous additives in the food industry. But while many households avoid using the product, a food scientist is making a case for…
· Khier Casino
Japan Finally Fixes One of the WORST Things About Traveling in Tokyo
Japan’s government has lowered Tokyo’s minimum taxi cab fare on Monday from ¥730 ($6.42) for 1.2 miles to just ¥410 ($3.60) for about 1 mile, making the first mile of the ride nearly 40% cheaper. The new rate has been applied to cabs in Tokyo’s 23 wards and the suburban cities…