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Paper Republic link: Ha Jin on (Self-) Censorship
The office that Chinese writers, artists, and journalists dread and hate most is the Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department. In addition to its propaganda work within the party, this department, through its numerous bureaus...
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Lee Dong Gun at the Dior Homme Party, Hong Kong
Here are some old photos of Lee Dong Gun at a Dior party in Hong Kong last year. Although it is somewhat dated, fans of Lee Dong Gun might appreciate these...so here they are. :-) Josh Hartnett and Daniel...
Live performances at the Oracle Open World Conference in San Francisco
J!-ENT's Angelo Delos Reyes taking a few pictures at Oracle Open World on Sept. 25th at the conference wrap-up party while everyone is hanging out to watch the live bands perform.
Japan Gets New Prime Minister, Veteran of the Governing Party
In his first news conference as prime minister, Taro Aso said his priority was to revive the economy.
Here's Why There Are Fewer PSP Games Today [Sony]
Panic adverted! Yesterday, we brought word that there are currently fewer third party PSP titles — leading some to say devs are "abandoning" the platform. Not entirely so! As Sony's John Koller explains, the reason is that there's...
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Jon M. Chu (director of Step Up 2) kicked off The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History earlier this year. ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru ended at the Teen Choice Award. Now he's off to the next dance competition - The Election...
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Heroes Season 3 Villians premiere
All our posts about Heroes Season 3: Villians has finally come to fruition. Of course, we spotlight the Asian stars as your favorite Heroes characters : Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi, and Sendhil....
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Malaysia PM says he might resign before 2010
Malaysia's prime minister, facing a resurgent opposition and rebellious colleagues in the ruling party, said Wednesday he may hand over power to his deputy before the 2010 deadline he set earlier.
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Thailand's ruling party elects the brother-in-law of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra to lead the nation...
Memo From Tokyo: Populist Appeals in Election, and Claims of Political Theater
According to some political analysts, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is leery of the real, disruptive change that powerful populists can bring.
PUFFY and Otsuka Ai join Avril Lavigne during her concert performance at Tokyo Dome
With the long awaited Avril Lavigne performance at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 16th, with 35,000 in attendance, Avril told the audience that with the performance being her first at the Tokyo Dome, why not have a party.
Tags: tokyo, party, performance, concert
XI: Thou Shalt Not Smush Goombas
Swear, I'm not turning Sundays on Kotaku into Pastor Owen's Hour of Power. GamePolitics found a discussion on the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Lutherans: no serpent handling, but one hell of a fish fry....
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DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
For my folks out in DC - the 9th annual Asian Pacific American Film Festival is coming your way September 25th and running through October 4th 2008 and in addition to having some pretty slick films (see below) they'll also be...
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Yohei Kono, speaker of the House of Representatives, is considering retiring from politics, according to sources close to him. n Kono, 71, probably won't run in the Lower House election that is expected...
Shanxi Governor Loses His Job Over Mudslide Deaths
China's official Xinhua News Agency announced September 14 that the governor of Shanxi province, Meng Xuenong, had resigned from his post along with his deputy following the deaths of over 250 people in a mudlside.
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The American Chamber of Commerce in China has published letters from the two U.S. presidential candidates on how they would approach relations with China. There are no huge surprises, though the McCain letter has a pretty hard...
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Toy sushi maker for creative sushi parties
Planning a sushi party? This awesome little boy from Bandai makes sushi rolls shaped like hearts, teddy bears, flowers, and rabbits.
Good news for teachers on Teachers' Day
A sudden eruption of teacher-related news in today's newspapers reminds readers that the otherwise unremarkable September 10th is Teacher's Day in China.
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Thai ruling party moves to restore Samak as PM
BANGKOK: Thailand's ruling party moved Wednesday to return Samak Sundaravej to power as prime minister, sidestepping a court ruling that forced him from office for taking part in TV cooking shows.
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The Japan Times reports today about the growing popularity of American pro-wrestling in Japan:nThe WWE's big push to market itself in Japan is nowhere clearer than at events like Sunday's SummerSlam Festival, a raucous party ....
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