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Too many look-alike Asians? The curious case of Gail Kim and Lena Yada

(via www.8asians.com) 4 days ago

Gail Kim, an Asian-Canadian who is one of the top female professional wrestlers today, recently left the TNA wrestling promotion to join the WWE.  Coincidentally, (or may not so coincidentally)...

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Wrestler Gorgeous Matsuno hospitalized

(via www.tokyograph.com) 5 days ago

Wrestler and talento Gorgeous Matsuno came close to death earlier this month. On November 3, he finished work in Fukushima and went drinking at a restaurant that night.

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Kendo Kobayashi dating gravure idol?

(via www.tokyograph.com) 5 days ago

36-year-old comedian Kendo Kobayashi is dating 21-year-old gravure idol Akina Aoshima, according to the newest issue of FRIDAY. The magazine spotted the couple a week ago eating at an Okinawan cuisine restaurant before...

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Hankyung's got a girlfriend!

(via www.seoulbeats.com) 8 days ago

So there wasn't any kissing involved (just yet) but Super Junior member Hankyung was spotted leaving a movie studio with actress Huang Yi. According to the Chinese media, the couple was then seen dining in a restaurant ...

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The doggy bag comes to Japan

(via www.japundit.com) 14 days ago

PJapan has no entrenched doggy bag custom, so it is very uncommon for restaurant customers to request boxes or bags to take home leftovers. However, the current eco-friendly product boom may change the way Japanese restaurants...

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Sorry, Fugu: Japan's blowfish may be exquisite, but Korea's take at Dae Bok packs a garlicky punch

(via www.japundit.com) 14 days ago

There hasn't been a blowfish fatality in a restaurant since the '60s, but eating it for many is still heightened by danger...

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The Akiba: A Manga Guide to Akihabara

(via xorsyst.com) 25 days ago

Now, I have written about Akihabara many, many times here on xorsyst.com. Even though I have never been there before, I can probably name many of the stores there just by seeing the front door.

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Quan Com Pho restaurant, Hanoi, Vietnam

(via yeinjee.com) 27 days ago

Quan Com Pho is a restaurant in Hanoi. Found this place via travel guide, and it seemed pretty promising from some online reviews… thus giving it a try during my Hanoi visit in July 2008.nTheir menu was quite different...

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