Gaming

The Pokémon Company Adds Facial Recognition Checks at Japan Card Stores to Curb Scalping

Pokémon adds mandatory facial recognition at select Japan card stores to curb scalping and limit repeat entry

People Are Furious After Twitch Streamer ExtraEmily Almost Crashes Car On Live Camera

Despite Mixed Reviews, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Becomes First Film to Hit $1 Billion This Year

Film & TV

Dave Boyle’s Japanese Horror Film ‘Never After Dark’ to Get US Theatre Release

Never After Dark secures US theatrical release through Magnolia Pictures this fall. Moeka Hoshi (Shogun) stars in SXSW-winning Japanese horror

April 23, 2026

Canada

Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s AIM³ Summit to feature the man behind #StarringJohnCho

October 26, 2016

News

Netflix Signs 5-Year Deal With Aki Isoyama, Japanese Producer of ‘Let’s Get Divorced’

Netflix and Aki Isoyama have signed a five year deal to produce more Japanese TV content

July 11, 2024

News

Rowan Atkinson, not dead, revives Mr Bean for Chinese comedy film Top Funny Comedian premiere

March 20, 2017

Gaming

News

WATCH: Sega hero ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ live-action film trailer starring Jim Carrey

May 1, 2019

News

Kotaku UK accuses Nintendo and ‘Persona 5’ for ‘disability slur’, gets slammed for racism instead

April 22, 2019

News

Chinese New Year 2019: Twelve Zodiac Pokémon added to ‘GO’ with extra XP

February 6, 2019

News

Filipino Esports player banned from Chinese Dota 2 tournament over alleged racism

December 5, 2018

Japan

Universal Studios Super Nintendo World theme park is being constructed in Hollywood

October 24, 2018

Gaming

REVIEW: EGX 2018 – Birmingham showcases the latest in gaming

September 28, 2018

Features

REVIEW: MCM London Comic Con 2018 – cosplay, Overwatch, GTA and David Hayter

May 29, 2018

News

EA’s Battlefield 5 will let you play as an Asian-American woman

May 24, 2018

News

‘Chinese autistic dwarf’: Asian cosplayer suffers racist abuse for The Last Of Us costume

May 18, 2018

News

Fifi Rong releases retro 16bit Super Nintendo themed ‘Attack’ music video

April 26, 2018

News

Interactive game Butterfly Soup features gay Asian American teens, love and baseball

January 22, 2018

Features

FEATURE: EGX 2017 review – UK Gamer Paradise

October 1, 2017

Indonesia

Indonesia Bans Dutch Founders of “Foreigners-Only” Run Club in Bali

Dutch founders of a Bali run club have been banned from Indonesia after accusations they excluded local residents and operated

July 27, 2026

Film & TV

‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Discusses Humanism in His latest Zombie Film

Yeon Sang-ho discusses humanism, individuality, and the evolution of zombies in Colony*, his latest thriller starring Gianna Jun.

July 27, 2026

Film & TV

Rising Star Sky Yang Lands Lead Role In Paramount Major Adaptation Of ‘Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow’

The Sundance breakout actor is set to portray gamer Sam Masur alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in the highly anticipated studio adaptation

July 26, 2026

News

Two Chinese Mathematicians Win Fields Medal For First Time After Solving Century Old Problems

Hong Wang and Yu Deng make global academic history as their historic victory ignites national celebration across Chinese social media.

July 26, 2026

Music

‘Blue Shadows’: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Frontwoman Karen O Partners The Avalanches on New Single

The Avalanches reunite with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O on new single 'Blue Shadows,' a mesmerising, melancholy cut that hints

July 24, 2026

Anime & Manga

Shioli Kutsuna Stars in Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Parasyte: Tamiya’ – Her “Most Challenging” Role

Shioli Kutsuna leads Netflix’s Parasyte: Tamiya, a new live-action series that turns Ryoko Tamiya from villain into the emotional core

July 24, 2026

Film & TV

New British Chinese Comedy ‘Fortune Cookies’ Lands on Prime Video

Growing up in a family-run takeaway means taking phone orders, working the kitchen, and pretending you're on a 90s game

July 22, 2026

Film & TV

Asian Film Festival of Dallas Celebrates 25 Years With 27 Films and Iconic Screenings

25 years. 27 films. Four days of cinema. The Asian Film Festival of Dallas returns to Mockingbird Station this July.

July 22, 2026

Sports

Korean YouTuber Who Suffered Slant-Eyed Gesture at World Cup Gets Slammed For Using Messi Jersey as Doormat

Korean YouTuber Ino Cat (Yoon Su-jin) once hailed for calling out a racist slant-eyed gesture at the World Cup now

July 22, 2026