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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
Billionaire Jack Ma is Teaching Tai Chi to Entrepreneurs for $15,000
Chinese business magnate and multi-billionaire Jack Ma is now offering tai chi philosophy classes for entrepreneurs. For a cool 100,000 yuan ($14,700), an entrepreneur can learn the philosophy from the Alibaba founder himself over the course of six classes. Each class lasts…
· Eliza Romero
Asian Brands Need To Do Better: Stop Using White Models
Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion photographer and style blogger behind the website Aesthetic Distance, a blog critical of pop culture. The views expressed in this piece are solely her own. The very first time I remember feeling disgust…
· Carl Samson
Why So Many Young Koreans No Longer Care About Religion
Young South Koreans have been increasingly evading the clutches of religious institutions, a recent survey finds. According to the government-run Statistics Korea, 46% of South Koreans, in general, identified as having no religion in 2014. The following year, the figure rose to…
· Ryan General
Margaret Zhang’s Elle Magazine Photoshoot Was Shot Entirely on an iPhone
Elle Australia’s latest issue marked a world-first for a fashion publication when it shot its cover and fashion spread entirely on an iPhone. Using the portrait mode on the iPhone 7 Plus, Australian photographer Georges Antoni captured the images of digital fashion guru and…
· Ryan General
Thai Bar Girl Sawn in Half, Thrown in Dumpster In Gruesome Murder
Thai police are on the hunt for the suspect of a brutal killing of a female bar worker who was mutilated and buried in separate garbage bins. The victim, identified as Warisara Klinju, was killed and then cut in half by an assailant with an alleged “personal vendetta”, reports…
· Ryan General
Asian Family Seeks Justice For a Hit and Run That Left Daughter Severely Injured, Puppy Dead
An Asian American family from New Jersey is hoping social media can bring justice to the tragic loss of their dog and injury caused to their teenage child. In a Facebook post, Andrew Huang and his wife Daisy narrated how their 13-year-old daughter and family puppy became the…
· Ryan General
People Are Furious After Bachelorette Rejects Hot Asian Contestant For ‘Whaboom’ Guy
This season’s The Bachelorette features the stunning 32-year-old attorney Rachel Lindsay, the first black lead in 15 years of the franchise. 5.7 million viewers tuned in on Monday night as the first episode of Season 13 to witness how the gorgeous searcher will choose among the…
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Girl Group SISTAR is Officially Disbanding
Legendary K-Pop girl group SISTAR is disbanding after seven years of music, according to their label. Starship Entertainment announced the group’s fate in a tweet on Monday, thanking fans for their love and support:
· Carl Samson
One of Japan’s Most Famous Female Pop Stars is Going Completely Deaf
Ayumi Hamasaki, arguably one of Japan’s most successful pop stars, is now about to go completely deaf. Hamasaki, who rose to popularity in the 2000s, announced the heartbreaking news in a blog post on Saturday:
· Ryan General
Two Gay Men Face 85 Lashes After Getting Brutally Beaten by Vigilantes in Indonesia
Vigilantes stormed into a boarding house in Indonesia where two gay men are found to be naked and in bed together back in March. While filming, the thugs hurled insults, kicked and slapped the pair, aged 20 and 23, who laid naked on the ground, taking the beating. The gay couple…
· Carl Samson
Frustrated Manager Poisons Employee for Slacking Off in Japan
Instead of calling attention to or, at most, firing his underperforming part-time employee, a 30-year-old bar manager in Japan chose to utilize the punishing wonders of poison. The twisted act of reprimand occurred on November 9 at the manager’s bar in Himeji City, Hyōgo…
· Carl Samson
Taekwondo Master to Be Sentenced For Years of Sexually Abusing Three Underage Students
The sentencing hearing for a former taekwondo instructor in Manitoba, Canada on charges of sexual assault involving three students began on Tuesday. King Yeung, 58, was arrested in May 2016 on accusations of child abuse, sexual exploitation and other offenses. According to CBC…
· Carl Samson
Jeremy Lin Reveals That Asian Racism in College Was Way Worse Than in the NBA
Racism is worse in college than in real life, at least according to Jeremy Lin. The Brooklyn Nets point guard, who happens to be the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, recalled unpleasant experiences while representing Harvard in “Outside Shot…
· King Malleta
Chinese Woman Gets Scammed Out of $87,000 By Her Own Son-In-Law
In a weird twist of events, an elderly woman from China found out that the con man that wooed and swindled her is her very own son-in-law. The Yangtse Evening Post (via South China Morning Post) reported that a woman from Jiangsu Province was scammed out of $86,900 over nine…
· Ryan General
Trailer for Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Exposes the Raw Side of Japan’s Greatest Animator
An upcoming documentary featuring legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has released its first trailer. The world-renowned Japanese animation director who co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 rose to international fame for his critically-acclaimed, box-office hits “My Neighbour Totoro”…
· Ryan General
Woman Films Her Cab Driver Masturbating For Evidence in China, Gets Thrown in Jail
A woman in China got herself arrested for taking a video of her taxi driver who sexually harassed her by masturbating in front of her. The woman, surnamed Wang, filmed the obscene act being performed in front of her so she could use the footage as evidence against the offender.…
· Ryan General
Chinese ‘Healer’ Arrested in Britain Over Death of Aussie Boy After ‘Slapping’ Therapy
A Chinese “healer” was recently arrested in London over the death of a six-year-old Australian boy in back in 2015. The child, who was then suffering from diabetes, had been a “patient” of “healer” Hongchi Xiao at his workshop where he tried to treat him with his signature…
· Khier Casino
Asian Americans Are Very Concerned About the ‘Trumpcare’ Vote on Twitter
The House of Representatives voted to “repeal and replace” the American Health Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, by 217 votes to 213 on Thursday. “They’re not even doing it for the party,” President Donald Trump said as he celebrated with Republican House leaders and rank-and-file…
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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.