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Culture
Why buses in Japan use human hair in their fare collection boxes
The secret to making fare collection in Japanese buses more efficient turns out to be human hair — particularly Indian people’s hair. ...
Bryan Ke
Beauty
New ASMR trend sees Black women getting pampered at Chinese head spas
A new social media trend featuring Black women getting their heads and hair pampered at spas in China is on the rise. Things to know: Severa...
Black Japanese student segregated during his graduation ceremony for wearing cornrows
A high school in Japan became the center of online scrutiny after a biracial student was segregated from his classmates during their graduat...
Ryan General
Singapore
‘Milkshake’ singer Kelis shares video of fascinated women touching her braided hair in Singapore
"Milkshake" singer Kelis, whose full name is Kelis Rogers-Mora, shared a video on Instagram on Saturday showing two women in Sing...
China
‘He abused my country, my leader’: Chinese diplomat says pulling Hong Kong protester’s hair was his ‘duty’
Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan admitted to pulling the hair of Hong Kong protester Bob Chan during the scuffle that ensued at the Chin...
Carl Samson
5-year-old bullied in China for her ‘explosive hair’ sparks beauty standards debate online
A 5-year-old girl, surnamed Sun, was bullied in China for her natural afro hair. Her classmates gave her the nickname “Explosive Hair.” Su...
Michelle De Pacina
News
Japanese Student Wins Over $3,000 After Suing Government Over Being Forced to Dye Brown Hair Black
After being forced by her school to dye her naturally brown hair, a Japanese high school student suffered from rashes and damaged hair. She...
Lifestyle
Japanese Woman With 6-Foot-Long Hair is the Real-Life Rapunzel
Meet Rin Kambe, a Japanese woman also known online as the real-life Rapunzel for growing her to 6 feet in length. The 35-year-old model and ...
92-Year-Old Man Who Hasn’t Cut His Hair for Almost 80 Years is Your No Haircut Inspiration
A 92-year-old man in the southern Mekong Delta region of Vietnam has grown his hair 5 meters (16 feet) over the past eight decades as part o...
Fashion
‘Milk Tea’ Colored Hair is Now a Big Deal in Asia
Besides being Asia’s unofficial continental drink, milk tea has now inspired irresistible hair colors. Salons in countries such as Japan and...
Woman Who Hasn’t Cut Her Hair for 15 Years is Basically the ‘Asian Rapunzel’
A woman in China recently catapulted herself into instant social media stardom just by flaunting her incredibly long hair. Qiao Jinzi, a 32-...
Asia
Hanoi Barber is Giving Away Free Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Hairdos
In honor of the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam, a lo...
Leanna Chan
Indian Teen’s Rare Condition Lands Him the Name ‘Werewolf Boy’
A 13-year-old boy from Central India has been living with hypertrichosis, a rare condition that grows hair all over his body, including his ...
Uncategorized
Asian Women Share Their Most Awful Beauty Service Moments
When someone goes into a salon to get their makeup, hair, eyelashes, or other services done, it’s only right they’re expecting t...
6-Year-Old Boy Becomes the Hottest Hairdresser in China
A young boy in southwestern China has wowed thousands of clients and gained more than a million social media followers for his amazing haird...
Japanese Baby Girl With Incredible Hair is Now a Shampoo Model
Baby Chanco was just four months old in May last year when she first captivated netizens worldwide with her gorgeous, flowing hair. At the ...
Barber Hilariously Cuts Play Button into Man’s Hair After Seeing Paused Video
A man from China has gone viral on social media for having a play button shaved on his head in what appears to be a hairstyle request gone w...
Chinese Women Reveal Cheap DIY Alternative to a $500 Dyson Hairstyler
Some Chinese women are using a viral and simple DIY “hack” that replicates the effect of a $500-hairstyling tool with a regular hair dryer a...
People Can’t Get Enough Of This Baby Girl From Japan With Incredible Hair
A Japanese girl with gorgeous, flowing hair has become the envy of many netizens, and she is just six months old. Adorable Baby Chanco becam...
Entertainment
Netizens Slam Hollywood for Constantly Doing This to Make Asian Women Look ‘Cool’
It’s a good day for some Asian representation when “Deadpool 2” introduced Yukio (Shiori Kutsuna), Marvel’s electricity-wielding assassin, t...
Instagram
Thai Salon Offers One-Time Experience for Customers to Get Serviced by Hunky Men
A hair salon in Thailand just opened its second branch, and as part of its promotion, the shop offered customers a once in a lifetime chance...
Taiwanese Hair Salon is the Perfect Place for Donald Trump Supporters
Some people like to turn their bodies into canvas by getting a tattoo or body piercings. Others like to do it in a temporary way such as a u...
South Korean Scientists May Have Found a Breakthrough Cure for Baldness
Unsightly wigs and unreliable hair transplant surgeries may soon become a thing of the past for bald people as a team of researchers from Se...
Teen Sues Osaka Government for $19,000 After Forcing Her to Dye Her Natural Brown Hair to Black
An 18-year-old Japanese woman is now suing the Osaka prefecture government for forcing her to dye her naturally brown hair to black, which r...
Japanese Twitter Goes Crazy Over Hair Product That Magically Covers Bald Spots
A video showing the epic restoration of a man’s balding head to its full glory has gone viral among Japanese netizens on Twitter. User...
Chinese Barber’s Traditional Method To Perm Hair is Scary AF
A video of a Chinese using the traditional and quite risky way of perming hair was shared over the internet and went viral. Wang Meimei is a...
King Malleta
Chillest Korean Dude Ever Documents His Horrible Day at the Hair Salon
In what appears to be a brave display of curiosity and self-concern, one Korean guy took selfies to document the unfolding effects of his ha...
Editorial Staff
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