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Groundbreaking Research Reveals What Wasabi Can Do For Your Hair
While wasabi is widely known simply as a condiment that makes sushi even more palatable, a recent discovery may even make it more popular, but this time, as a hair product. According to Tokyo Shimbun (via Inquirer.net), wasabi not only has the properties to bring out the flavor…
· Carl Samson
‘Indian’ Themed Taiwanese Restaurant in L.A. Is Asian Racism at Its Worst
If you think you haven’t been confused about anything for a while, head over to Uncle Yu’s Indian Theme Restaurant. This eatery, located in San Gabriel, California, is apparently serving Taiwanese food through its crew of East Asian-looking girls dressed as “Indians.”
· Ryan General
Tech Bros Accused of Sexual Harassment, Bragging About Hiring ‘Samurai Girls’ For Asia Trip
A California media startup specializing in virtual reality has recently been accused of sexual harassment, sex and gender discrimination and wrongful termination by a former employee. Elizabeth Scott, former Director of Digital and Social Media of UploadVR, filed a suit against…
· Editorial Staff
White Tourist Brutally Assaults 10-Year-Old Thai Boy Over 29 Cents
Authorities and locals in Phuket, Thailand are on the lookout for a Caucasian tourist who savagely beat a 10-year-old boy because he took issue with a 10 baht fee to use a private toilet, which is equal to 29 cents. CCTV footage reveals the man in a blue t-shirt who was asking…
· Ryan General
California Now Investigating Racist Airbnb Host Who Rejected Woman Because She Was Asian
Dyne Suh, the alleged victim of discrimination by an Airbnb host, has recently filed a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The case involved a Trump-supporting host who canceled the reservation of the Asian American woman at the last minute…
· Khier Casino
Oregon Restaurant Cleaner Refuses to Serve ‘Orientals’, Claims They Don’t Discriminate
Chef Han Ly Hwang of Kim Jong Grillin and Chef Kyo Koo of Danwei Canting in Portland, Oregon claimed they were discriminated against after they contacted a local hood cleaning service and were told the company doesn’t serve “Oriental” restaurants. However, the owners of Lake…
· King Malleta
Woman Perfectly Captures What It’s Like to Eat at a Food Stall in Thailand When it Rains
A woman from Thailand documented her recent horrific dining experience which involved eating nearby a bunch of cockroaches. According to AsiaOne, the woman, named Kapong Pang, posted a photo using her Facebook account that captured cockroaches and centipedes as they emerged from…
· Ryan General
Yale Dean Under Fire For Her Brutal Yelp Reviews Aimed at White People
A dean at a residential college within Yale University has found herself embroiled in a controversy after her scathing Yelp reviews of local businesses in New Haven, Connecticut were exposed. According to Yale Daily News, Pierson College Dean June Y. Chu published…
· Ryan General
Another Alleged ‘Kung Fu Master’ Suffers Humiliating 7-Second Defeat Against Boxer
Another video of an alleged martial artist master from China being pummeled in humiliating fashion has emerged online. This time, a boxer brought the beatdown against a man who is reportedly a master of the legendary Wudang style of kung fu. Last month, a mixed martial arts…
· Ryan General
Details Emerge on Australian Chef Who Brutally Murdered Indonesian Transgender Wife
When police officers discovered dismembered body parts being cooked on a stove inside the home of an Australian chef, they initially thought they were being pranked. Unfortunately, the gruesome scene would allegedly reveal that the husband murdered and cooked his transgender…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Man Desperately Runs Along Train Because His Finger is Stuck in the Door
A man commuting in China found himself in a horrifying situation as one of his fingers got stuck between the doors of a bullet train that started to move away. The incident, which occurred in a train station in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, was filmed by a terrified onlooker who…
· Ryan General
How a Chinese Single Mom Raised Her Disabled Son to Get Into Harvard
A devoted mom from China who helped her disabled son overcome major challenges in life has recently achieved another milestone: getting her son admitted to Harvard University. Zou Hongyan’s son Ding Ding nearly suffocated and died due to a birth complication back in 1988. While…
· Carl Samson
Netizens Furious After Chinese Bridesmaid Gets Abused By Best Man, Wedding Guests
A bridesmaid at a wedding in southern China was pinned to the ground and groped by a number of male guests, including the best man. The disturbing scene filmed in Guangzhou City immediately attracted the attention of angry netizens, who supported the bridesmaid and demanded for…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Auntie Throws Epic Shade at Man for Repeatedly Spitting on Train Floor
Video footage has emerged of a heroic auntie publicly putting a man on blast after he repeatedly spit on the floor of a Metro Line 4 train in Shanghai, China. The woman gave the disgusting man a piece of her mind, telling him, “If I was a boss, I wouldn’t want a worker like you,…
· King Malleta
Vladimir Putin Slays on the Piano While Waiting to Meet the Chinese President
Russian President Vladimir Putin displayed a softer side of himself while waiting to meet the Chinese president on Sunday. Leaders from all over the world gathered in Beijing to discuss the $1 trillion “One Belt, One Road” agenda. The initiative aims to build infrastructures and…
· Carl Samson
Thailand Gives Facebook Until Tuesday to Remove Posts That Insult Their Monarchy
Thailand is giving Facebook until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, local time, to purge content that is allegedly critical of the monarchy — or be forced to defend itself in court. According to the country’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), the social media…
· Ryan General
White Guy Thinks He’s a Victim of Racism Because He’s Married to a Thai Woman
A white man recently wrote a curious piece expressing how he has become a victim of racism because he married an Asian woman. Writing for The Good Men Project, Dan Blacharski explained how he feels he’s being discriminated against by those who “refuse to accept the fact that I…
· Ryan General
Indonesia’s ‘Rainbow Village’ is Basically Where Asian Unicorns are Born
Every day is a colorful day in a small village in Indonesia called Kampung Pelangi, which literally means “Rainbow Village”. The brightly colored community has 232 homes which are each painted in visually striking hues and designed with a variety of wall murals.
· Ryan General
Trash-Talking MMA Fighter Who Defeated Tai Chi ‘Master’ Now in Hiding as Backlash Grows
After his tirades against traditional martial arts made waves online and generated massive backlash, a previously cocky mixed martial arts fighter has now suddenly gone quiet. MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong has been taunting and challenging traditional Chinese martial arts masters in…
· Khier Casino
Meet the 25-Year-Old Women Slaying the Muay Thai Scene With an All-Female Gym in Singapore
Singaporeans Vivian Chan and Natalie Soh, both 25, co-founded the Encore Gym in 2016, an all-female gym that incorporates Muay Thai into fitness. Located in the heart of Joo Chiat, Encore began as a gym for women and men, but Chan and Soh converted the place to make some of the…
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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Person · Screen
Anna Sawai
Her 'Shogun' win cracked a category that had never gone to an Asian actor in 76 years of the Emmys — a ceiling break that arrived only once the industry let an Asian-led epic play in its own language.
Culture surface · Beauty
Beauty retail
Beauty retail is a culture-first entry point into the listed company behind it.
Person · Music
Dimash Qudaibergen
A Kazakh singer with a freakish multi-octave range conquered China's living rooms overnight and became Central Asia's most improbable soft-power export — a diaspora-of-one proving fandom now flows East before West.
IP · Anime
Haikyu!! films
Haikyu!! is the rare franchise that peaked commercially after its manga ended — the 2024 film cleared $100M worldwide and back-catalog sales grew ~50% post-conclusion, evidence that a well-timed theatrical event can reactivate a completed IP rather than merely close it out.
Platform · Platforms
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment connects to Kakao and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kling AI
Kling AI connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kuaishou
Kuaishou connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kwai
Kwai connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Retail
Lifestyle retail
Lifestyle retail connects to Miniso and the broader retail story around it.
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Culture · brand
Uniqlo
Uniqlo connects to Fast Retailing, the company behind the stores, basics, and repeat buying habit.
Culture · routine / beauty brands
K-beauty
K-beauty connects to companies built around skincare routines, hero products, and travel retail.
Culture · platform
Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · India · NSE:ZEEL
Zee Entertainment
Zee is one of India's largest media networks — the TV channels and ZEE5 streaming that carry Bollywood and regional-language entertainment to a billion viewers and the diaspora.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:041510
SM Entertainment
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:122870
YG Entertainment
YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Fast Retailing · Fashion · TYO:9983
Your Uniqlo basics keep you coming back.
This shows up when you go back to Uniqlo for another pack of basics instead of treating the brand like a one-time fashion buy.
NetEase · Streaming · HKEX:9999
Your playlist depends on deals you never see.
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
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.
Explainer · Sanrio
Hello Kitty is not just something you buy anymore. Sanrio wants you to play inside the world.
Sanrio shows how character fandom becomes retail, licensing, collabs, parks, and global consumer demand.
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.