Posted in Entertainment Japan

Harry Potter Goes Chibi with Japan Exclusive Merchandise

Japan, once again, produces merchandise more adorable than any other country. This time, Harry Potter gets the kawaii treatment in this new line of goodies that…

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Posted in Canada Entertainment

Cowboy Bebop On Ice

Canadian figure skater, Kevin Reynolds, not only did he choreograph his routine to Yoko Kanno’s “Tank!” from Cowboy Bebop but he also dressed the part. He cosplayed Spike…

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Posted in Korea

American Sentenced in Burger King Murder Case in Korea

Thirty-six-year-old Arthur Patterson was convicted yesterday in the Itaewon Murder Case, the fatal stabbing of a Korean college student in a Burger King in Seoul, South Korea nearly two decades…

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Posted in Culture Philippines

Manny Pacquiao Training Photos

Check out these photos from Getty Images of the Pac-Man training in the Philippines for his final fight against Timothy Bradley. Photos taken at at…

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Posted in China Culture Viralicious

Boopilicious Pencil Is China’s Latest Craze

What goes viral in China shows the singularity and insularity of Chinese culture from the rest of the world. Apparently taking selfies with a pencil…

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Posted in Culture Hong Kong

Hong Kong Student Stands Up against American Racist

International student Enoch Kan from Hong Kong was traveling on a U.S. train and bumped into an ex-marine soldier who hurled racist comments at him,…

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Posted in Culture Thailand

Buckle Up Your Possessed Dolls

Thai Smile Airways, Thailand’s domestic low-cost subsidiary airline of Thai Airways, is allowing a bizarre provision for passengers to buy tickets for their dolls to cater to the…

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Posted in Entertainment US

#OscarsSoWhite on SNL

On Saturday, Saturday Night Live presented a skit poking fun at the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity for the Academy Award nominees this year…

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Posted in Entertainment Japan

Pokemon Celebrates 20th Birthday with Super Bowl Ad

To celebrate 20 years of Pokemon products hitting the shelves, Nintendo has pre-released a commercial that will air during Super Bowl on February 7. On…

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Posted in China Culture Viralicious

This Monkey Will Give You Cancer

Ball-face. Tumor monkey. Traffic light. Never has a monkey been so hated. Chinese state-media CCTV launched Kang Kang last week as their official mascot for…

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