Ex-UCLA gymnastics star Katelyn Ohashi faces backlash for Halloween costume

Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi and her friend are being criticized online for dressing up as famous ex-couple Amber Heard and Johnny Dep...

Japanese city pleads with partygoers to ‘stay away’ on Halloween 2023

With Halloween right around the corner, the Shibuya City government is gearing up by warning potential visitors not to celebrate the unoffic...

Seoul holds subdued Halloween 1 year after deadly ‘crowd crush’ disaster

Major retailers, including Lotte and Shinsegae, have chosen to remain low-key, forgoing Halloween-related promotions ...

Universal Studios Japan unveils its first-ever Pokémon-themed food for Halloween

The Studio Stars Restaurant within the park will offer a captivating Pokémon-themed menu with a particular focus on Ghost-type Pokémon, such...

‘Joker’ suspect accused of setting fire on Tokyo train denies attempted murder by arson

A Japanese man accused of attacking passengers and setting their train carriage on fire while dressed as the Joker in 2021 denied parts of h...

How summer became Japan’s ‘spooky season’

For many cultures that celebrate Halloween, costumes and scary stories do not come around until October, when the air becomes cooler to make...

S. Korean president apologizes for deadly Seoul Halloween crush

On Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered an apology for the deadly crowd crush that killed at least 156 people and injured 1...

Baby dressed up as Simu Liu’s career journey for Halloween

Facebook user Melissa Lee shared photos of her 3-year-old dressed up as Simu Liu at various points in his career for Halloween. Shared wit...

Chinese nationals hold anti-Xi protest in NYC on Halloween

Around 30 protesters marched in Manhattan on Halloween night on Monday to oppose the Chinese government and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ...

This hilarious Japanese Halloween trend celebrates the mundane

A popular Japanese Halloween subculture encourages participants to dress as ordinary people in mundane situations. The annual tradition wa...

Actor Yoon Hong-bin recalls administering CPR to Seoul crowd crush victim

South Korean actor Yoon Hong-bin shared his account of what happened in the Itaewon district on Oct. 29. He recalled administering CPR to ...

Netizens suspect man giving candy to Studio Ghibli trick-or-treaters is Hayao Miyazaki

Trick-or-treaters who visited Studio Ghibli last week may have been given candy by none other than Hayao Miyazaki himself. On Thursday, the ...

153 dead, 133 injured in South Korea Halloween crush

At least 153 people were killed and 133 more were injured amid Halloween festivities that drew tens of thousands of people to Seoul’s Itaew...

8 Indian horror movies to keep you up at night

Horror fans looking for something new and inventive this Halloween should look no further than Indian cinema.  As Bollywood movies are known...

10 Asian horror films for a truly terrifying Halloween

Horror films are a staple of any Halloween celebration, and no one does horror like Asians.  Whether you’re looking for a slasher gorefest s...

Lego Singapore’s Halloween-themed gaming PC promises scary fast loading times

Lego Singapore created a custom Halloween-themed gaming PC with over 20,000 bricks in collaboration with Aftershock PC. On Sunday, the toy...

Tokyo train operator asks commuters not to wear scary costumes on Halloween weekend

Keio Corporation, one of Tokyo’s main train operators, recently asked the city’s residents to avoid commuting in scary costumes this weeken...

2021 Halloween costume roundup: Asian celebs slayed and spooked as their favorite characters

Dressed as characters from “Squid Game” to “Scooby-Doo” to “The Lion King” to… more “Squid Game,” 2021 featured a mix of the unexpected and ...

From ‘Squid Game’ to ‘Twilight,’ K-pop idols showed off their costume creativity for Halloween 2021

K-pop idols can have fun too! There are more stars that dazzled the Halloween night than we can count, but here are some of the costumes tha...

Man dressed as Joker injures 17 in Tokyo train knife and fire attack on Halloween

A Japanese man dressed in a Joker costume was arrested for injuring 17 people during a knife and fire attack at a Tokyo train station on Hal...

10 terrifying South Korean horror films that you’ll want to watch with the lights on

Longtime Asian horror fans know that films under the South Korean subgenre (K-horror) are not for the faint of heart. K-horror has a distinc...

This Halloween, I won’t portray an Asian character

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and does not represent NextShark’s views. In the costume...

Don’t dress up as these: A horrifying round-up of the worst Asian-inspired Halloween costumes

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and does not represent NextShark’s views. Asians and Asi...

‘Squid Game’-inspired Halloween light and laser show dazzles the internet

“Red Light, Green Light”: In Garden City, Mich., a family created an elaborate “Squid Game”-inspired light show, reported Fox 2. In the vide...

How horrors like the Manananggal influenced a Filipino American director’s bloody new teen vampire film

Halloween season is here, bringing along “Welcome to Blumhouse” and its latest set of anthological thriller-horror films. In a conversation ...

Japanese Yakuza Not Allowed to Give Children Halloween Candy, Government Says

The Japanese government has found a way to ostracize the yakuza underworld groups further by banning their members from giving out candies t...

Pennsylvania College Athletes Spark Outrage Over Racist Costumes for Halloween

Several students at a private college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have been accused of racism after wearing costumes that depicted Asian, Afr...

Woman Dressed as ‘Maleficent’ Taunts Hong Kong Police on Halloween, Gets Tackled

Hong Kong police and pro-democracy protesters faced off on Halloween night in the midst of chaotic celebrations and demonstrations near the ...

Man Assaulted by L.A. Firefighters in 2015 Wins $7.4 Million Settlement

A man who was choked by an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter with the help of friends in Chatsworth over three years ago has reportedly won a...

Chinese Dad Wins Internet After Picking Up Daughter from School in T-Rex Costume

A father from Shanghai is winning the hearts of netizens after a video of him picking up his daughter from her kindergarten school while dre...

Man Shames Young People Wearing Halloween Costumes as ‘prostitutes, China’s disgrace’

A man who shamed a pair of friends for wearing Halloween costumes in public has drawn outrage on Chinese social media. The incident occurred...

Art Students Dressed Up as Iconic Paintings for Halloween Parade in Japan

Participants of a Halloween parade in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan went all out with amazing costumes depicting themselves as iconic paintings...

Halloween in the Philippines is Celebrated Very Differently And Can Last for 4 Days

Halloween is a day where people can dress up, attend parties, and go trick-or-treating for free candy, but in the Philippines, this annual c...

Little Girl from the Philippines Wins Halloween with Her Headless Costume

A Filipino girl is going viral on social media for her incredibly realistic Halloween 2018 costume, where she went out as a headless girl. M...

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Ali Wong Costumes Are Dominating Halloween This Year

Long overdue Asian representation in Western pop culture has inspired many Asian American Halloween costumes this year.  Box office hits suc...

Halloween Party in Tokyo Gets Out of Hand With U‌ps‌ki‌rt Photos, Overturned Car

Japanese aut‌ho‌ritie‌s struggled for hours trying to control an unruly crowd that turned a Halloween event into utter chaos. The unofficial...