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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
Security Guard Who Killed Asian Grandpa Playing Pokémon Go Charged With First Degree Murder
Months after his arrest in January, the man accused of shooting and killing an elderly Pokémon Go player has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge on Wednesday. Johnathan Cromwell, a former security guard, was initially charged with second-degree murder…
· Ryan General
Jake Zyrus Breaks Silence on Transition, Setting Charice ‘Free’
Jake Zyrus’ announcement that he had changed his name on June 20 has been met with mixed reactions from fans and critics in the Philippines. While many expressed support for her coming out as a transgender, Zyrus has been the subject of cruel memes and insensitive jokes from…
· Ryan General
Kiwi Singer Becomes Huge K-Pop Star After Her Father’s Simple Suggestion
As a member of the massively popular K-pop group BlackPink, Roseanne Park has so far achieved global success along with bandmates Lisa Manoban, Jennie Kim, and Ji Soo Kim since the group launched in August 2016. The Kiwi-Korean singer, who’s born in New Zealand and raised in…
· Yuenting J.
We Need to Talk About the Asian Women Who Hate on Asian Men
I was in the eighth grade when I first encountered a self-hating Asian. The person in question was a 1.5th generation Korean girl and one of the few other Asian students in my nearly all-white Canadian high school. Being (heterosexual) teenaged girls, we naturally spent a lot of…
· Ryan General
American Woman Arrested In Japan for Dumping 100 Bullets in Airport Trash
Local authorities in Japan have recently arrested an elderly American woman for dumping a pile of bullets in a trash bin at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The unnamed woman, who was reportedly in her 60s, arrived in Japan with her husband on Tuesday, July 4, which incidentally…
· Ryan General
Australian Man Tries to Rape Chinese Tourist, Gets Exactly What He Deserves
A local court in Australia has sentenced a truck driver to a four-year prison term for stalking, robbing and attempting to rape a Chinese tourist. Perth District Court announced the decision on Friday placing 49-year-old Peter Plumley behind bars for the crimes he committed in…
· Ryan General
British Politician Suspended Over Joke Comparing Immigrants to Dogs
A councilor of the English town of Earby has been suspended by the Conservative Party in England after allegedly sharing a highly offensive and racist Facebook post. Rosemary Carroll, who was also the former Mayor of Pendle, posted a tasteless “joke” about a man who was seeking…
· Ben Yu
Man Who’s Made Over $400,000 Investing in Bitcoin Reveals His Strategy
Ever since Nas Daily’s video came out about how I earned over $400,000 with less than $10,000 investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum, I’ve been getting hundreds of questions from people around the world about how to get started with cryptocurrency investment. First: I’m super glad…
· Editorial Staff
Security Guard Who Killed Grandpa Playing Pokemon Go to Be Tried For Murder in Court
Jonathan Cromwell, a security guard who gunned down a grandfather paying Pokemon Go earlier this year, will be tried in Circuit Court. In a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, a Virginia judge ruled that there is enough evidence to proceed in the case against Cromwell, 22, for…
· Ryan General
Korean-American Store Owner Faces 8 Years in Prison For Killing Robber
A Korean-American store owner who shot and killed a suspected thief last year will be serving an eight-year jail term following a recent court decision in Washington. Devastated family members of 31-year-old Min Sik Kim were left in tears after the judge handed down the…
· Khier Casino
White Cop Caught on Camera Brutally Beating Laotian Man, Officer Walks Free
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is pushing for an investigation after dash cam footage showed a cop arresting Anthony Promvongsa in Worthington, Minnesota, and using excessive force on him. The incident, which occurred in July 28, 2016, demonstrates racial…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Woman Behind Wonder Woman’s Badass Theme Song
“Wonder Woman”, which absolutely smashed box office expectations earlier this month, is undeniably one of the most badass movies of this year. But aside from the incredible Amazon-like victory of the story and crew who made it possible, most will particularly remember Wonder…
· Carl Samson
Malaysian Billionaire Reportedly Bought Miranda Kerr $10 Million in Diamonds
In an expanded crackdown of assets allegedly bought with stolen cash from a Malaysian development fund, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to claim a set of diamonds gifted to model Miranda Kerr by her billionaire ex-boyfriend Jho Low. Low, a Penang-born tycoon,…
· Editorial Staff
British Teen Gets Life in Prison for Brutally Murdering Chinese Grandpa Visiting His Daughter
A court in the city of Preston, England has sentenced 19 year-old Nathan Richardson to a minimum of 19 years in jail for the brutal and heinous murder of an elderly Chinese man on New Year’s Day. On December 31, 2016, Richardson attended a New Year’s Eve house party where he…
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
Female Trainee Who Vaped Marijuana With BIGBANG Star REVEALED
K-pop fans erupted yesterday following reports of BIGBANG member T.O.P. getting charged for using marijuana, a banned substance in South Korea. The reports noted that T.O.P had consumed the substance through a vape pen on multiple occasions with a female friend and K-pop trainee…
· Khier Casino
Sapporo Now First Major Japanese City to Recognize Same-Sex Relationships
Just in time for Pride Month, the city of Sapporo has become the first major city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex relationships on Thursday. Sapporo has also become the first municipality in Japan to certify partnerships between heterosexual couples with…
· Editorial Staff
BIGBANG Star Charged With Using Marijuana, Could Face 5 Years in Prison
BIGBANG star T.O.P. has been booked in Korea for consuming liquid marijuana through the use of a vape pen. The 29-year-old K-pop star, who’s real name is Choi Seung Hyun, has been serving in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency band unit for his mandatory military service since…
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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.