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Sanjay Gupta: You Could Be The Next Surgeon General (And The First Asian American One)
On my way home last night I ended up catching the news about Sanjay Gupta who was approached by President-elect Obama about becoming the country's next Surgeon General and from what everyone said - he would be the youngest...
Tags: new, asian, american, life, style, home, school, president, book, new york, magazine, award, 2006, indian, health, asian american, charity, medicine
Nakamura Kantaro, Maeda Ai to Marry
Kabuki actor Nakamura Kantaro (27) yesterday for the first time acknowledged his romantic relationship with actress Maeda Ai (25), and added that they plan to get married in the autumn. The actor was attending a PR....
Tags: tokyo, movie, star, media, family, actress, performance, drama, couple, actor, mother, relationship, wedding, tradition
Training is already well underway for the 2009 Hatsu Basho with one man leading the pack in terms of exertion put in, and column inches covering that effort. That man is Asashoryu. n Although there have been calls...
Mmmmmm. A look at member Ulrezaj's loot from his (her?) trip to Tokyo. I'll take the saber lily stick poster on the right.
Biggest Diss Of An Asian American Writer
When you've been awarded the National Humanities Medal (selected by a sitting President of the United States), won multiple awards for your writing, and carry the title of "Living Treasure of Hawaii"....
Tags: 2008, asian, american, single, style, president, book, united states, award, awards, asian american, winner, blogs, hawaii
Bangkok nightclub fire kills dozens
At least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out early Thursday at one of Bangkok's most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, Thai police said.
Tags: new, people, police, google, fire, thai, new year, bangkok
2009 Tokyo Bloggers New Years Meetup
Happy new year everyone.I plan to attend the 2009 Tokyo Bloggers New Years Meetup on Jan. 17th here in Tokyo. If you'd like to attend, please contact Ken Worsley over at Trans-Pacific Radio.
Beautiful designer chocolate pencil kit
These beautiful colored pencils are actually chocolates made by product design firm a href=http://www.nendo.jpnendo/a in collaboration with Tsujiguchi Hironobu of Chocolat de H, a famous chocolatier in Tokyo.
High Tech Peeing Products for Japanese Women
Here are two really interesting toilet products that are being produced for Japanese women. First up is a special pill called Lady Guard. This pill helps to relieve the urge to go pee and is targeted at women who have to run ...
Forbes recently conducted research to find the big cities with the best commutes. Despite being notorious for their lack of rules in traffic, more than half of the Top10 best commutes are located in Asia.
Tags: japan, world, tokyo, beijing, hong kong, asia, osaka, rules
If you are visiting Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, almost certainly a visit to Matsue Castle will be first on the list of sights to see. Probably after that you will head for the Shiomi-Nawate, the street along the castle moat...
Tags: japan, japanese, 2008, group, style, home, visit, festival, list, book, water, design, yahoo, aid, museum, dating
Japan pretty much likes Korea, while Korea pretty much dislikes Japan
According to a recent poll, 50 percent of Japanese feel friendly toward Koreans, while 62 percent of Koreans feel unfriendly toward Japan.
Fashion model and actress Toshimi Sugawara (28) got married in early December to a 35-year-old businessman, it was learned on Wednesday.
Tags: tokyo, 2007, actress, party, fashion, model, ceremony, relationship, anniversary, marriage, wedding
PingMag, the Tokyo-based magazine about "Design and Making Things," has halted publication due to money problems brought about by the global financial crisis.
Downtown Tokyo tent city population goes over 300
A temporary tent village set up at a central Tokyo park has drawn more than 300 people without jobs or homes since it was set up on New Year's.
Tags: new, people, tokyo, economy, new year, population, jobs, village
VOS Kim Kyung Rok's First Solo Performance
V.O.S member Kim Kyung Rok, performed his solo album single "You're a stranger now (이젠 남이야)" featuring Baby-J (Ha Joo Yeon) of Jewelry, for the very first time on KBS' Music Bank on the 2nd (yesterday in Korea).
Tags: japanese, tokyo, video, music, show, korea, album, single, performance, music video, baby, sushi
Matsue Local History Museum - Kyodokan
The Matsue Kyodokan (local history museum) is located in the grounds of Matsue Castle.b
Tags: japan, japanese, people, 2008, tokyo, style, free, visit, list, book, history, design, collection, yahoo, aid, museum, dating
Man held in attacks on homeless
Police arrested a 36-year-old man Saturday for allegedly attacking a homeless man in Kunitachi in June and are investigating his involvement in the death of another homeless man slain in Tokyo on Friday.
Tags: tokyo, man, police, death, google, arrested, river, homeless
Asian Hollywood Takeover in 2009!
Well, not exactly — CNN released a list of the most anticipated movies in 2009 earlier this week and surprisingly there are many Asian actors and actresses that are apart of many of these movies. Now, I'll ignore the fact that...
Tags: japanese, new, people, world, video, korean, us, korea, asian, man, american, movie, star, film, english, women, game, men, list, actor, book, culture, future, beautiful, movies, baby, asian american, commercial, hollywood, fire, trailer, video game, actors, asians
Nintendo Excellent Performance in 2008
We all know that Nintendo raked in big bucks from their Nintendo DS and Wii. But how well did they really perform?
Tags: japan, japanese, 2008, tokyo, video, group, 2007, performance, game, list, market, record, wii, video game, nintendo, sony, homeless, toyota