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The Chosun Ilbo breathlessly brings us the news that Korean-Chinese Jarah Mariano, who hails from Hawaii, has become the first Victoria's Secret model of Korean descent.
Hmmm. Interesting office attire...nWhich reminds me of something related I wanted to ask - do you have attractive boys or girls at school or at the office?
Tags: japan, girl, girls, school, free, cute, list, history, wife, idol, probe
The town of Shigaraki — the de facto tanuki statue capital of Japan — has decided to give their favorite creature a well-deserved break. The local tourist association recently designated November 8 as Tanuki Day, a day of...
Tags: japan, new, people, visit, style, blog, history, environment, beach
Sukhee Kang: You're Not A White Guy But You're Not The Asian American Candidate Either
Catching up on some news alerts, it's nice to see that Irvine, CA finally voted in someone of color/a to their top post as Mayor.
Tags: people, korean, us, show, korea, asian, american, home, president, director, power, history, photo, cover, talks, asian american, election, population, mayor, spotlight
The Top 10 Weirdest and Funniest Japanese Condoms
Condoms have a long history in Japan, beginning with the earliest versions which were made from leather (!), tortoise shells (!!) or even horns (!!!)... is this where the expression Are you horny? came from?
19-year-old elected to city council
In Placentia, Calfornia, it looks like 19-year-old Jeremy Yamaguchi, who ran for city council, will become one of the youngest elected officials in the history of Orange County: 19-year-old wins City Council seat.
Ode to (the Wonderful) Pepero Day
I doubt Pepero Day gets many props from the foreign community in Korea, but it's my favorite Korean holiday of the year. You can read my Happy Pepero Day post from last year, which includes a little history.
Tags: japanese, korean, korea, asia, south korea, foreign, history
Asian Americans Overwhelmingly Supported Obama
America's next "First Family." Well, it's been two days since America elected the first African American president by electing Barack Obama to the White House and I'm sure a lot of us are still digesting what this means for...
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How Does Yoko Ono Feel About The Beatles Video Game?
How excited is John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono for the recently announced video game based on The Beatles? "Very excited." Ono tells Entertainment Weekly that she, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison's widow Olivia...
Tags: japanese, new, video, music, 2008, games, style, game, future, beautiful, band, history, video game, google
Asian american art: a history, 1850-1970
For those of you into art history, this might interest you... I recently heard about a new book, Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970, edited by Gordon Chang, Mark Johnson and Paul Karlstrom, and published by Stanford Press.
Tags: new, asian, american, art, book, history, artists, asian american, development
Japanese Schoolgirl Practices At Arcade, Almost Kills Man With Car [Crime]
![Japanese Schoolgirl Practices At Arcade, Almost Kills Man With Car [Crime]](http://ningin.com/photos/submits/456/71759dad1ba743ae958d848183d11846-thumb100.jpg)
Over the weekend in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa Ward, a 58 year-old man was knocked off his bicycle by a car and dragged 180 meters (almost 600 feet) in a hit-and-run accident. The victim suffered serious injuries, and the driver...
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The Chance to Own a Piece of Chinese History
Neat little YouTube of a program called French 24 (although it's in English) about the auctioning of Beijing 2008-related items to Chinese citizens. As you might expect, people are buying used VWs that say Beijing 2008 across...
Tags: new, people, chinese, 2008, beijing, english, youtube, history, car
Japan woman dies after 8 hospitals turn her away
I have creeping sense of deja-vu - isnt this an old story? or just a case history repeating its self. "This is a big problem," Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura told a news conference.nmy friend...