“Barefoot Gen” Manga Removal From Hiroshima Program Sparks Backlash
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) - The education board of Hiroshima has decided to withdraw the famous "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen) comic depicting the atomic bombing...
Hanfu-led “China-chic” Trend Builds on Cultural Confidence
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (by Xinhua writer Hong Zehua) -- Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young people wanders around pavilions and royal gardens,...
“Galaxy Express 999” Manga Artist Leiji Matsumoto Dies at 85
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Leiji Matsumoto, a famed Japanese cartoonist known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," has died of acute...
Minnesota Buddhist Temple Opens up Sacred Dance Troupe
HAMPTON, Minn. (AP) — The Buddhist community anchored by an ornate temple complex here in the Minnesota farmland is trying a new way to...
Anime “Slam Dunk” Makes Successful Leap Onto South Korean Big Screens
SEOUL - A recently released reimagining of hit Japanese anime "Slam Dunk" has proven hugely popular in South Korea and brought with it a...
World of the Snow Leopard Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
Natural History Museum announced that Sascha Fonesca's striking image World of the Snow Leopard has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 People's...
Muay Thai Focus to Gain Guinness World Records
Thai boxers, all 3,660 men were army officers led by boxing legend Buakaw Banchamek, performed the world's largest gathering of Muay Thai reverential dance...
Lauded Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Dies at Age 88
PARIS (AP) — Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns...
Over 10,000 Bamboo Scripts, Seal Impressions Unearthed in China’s Yunnan
KUNMING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 bamboo scripts, among which about 1,300 with written characters, and 837 seal impressions dating back to...
‘Harry Styles’ Coming to Bangkok Next Year
BANGKOK — British pop star Harry Styles will bring his Love on Tour show to Bangkok next year, promoter Live Nation Tero announced Tuesday.
