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Lucy Liu Wins Réalta Award For ‘Rosemead’ at Belfast Film Festival

East and Southeast Asia 2026 Oscar Submissions: A First Look at the International Feature Film Contenders

Tropic Skincare’s Susie Ma Joins BBC’s Dragons’ Den as Guest Dragon

‘Forgotten Island’: Lea Salonga Joins Star-Studded Filipino-Led DreamWorks Film

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Japan

Korean Cinema Hit Rock Bottom in 2025 While Japan’s Anime Boomed

Korean cinema hit a 20-year low in 2025, but Japanese animation soared—signaling a new era for Asia’s box office power balance

Shiori Ito Calls Japan Debut of Sexual Assault Film ‘Black Box Diaries’ Her “Most Reactive Screening”

21 ESEA Musicians Who Defined Asian Music in 2025: A Year-End Spotlight

Film & TV

Michelle Yeoh says Harvey Weinstein is a ‘bully and not always honorable’

October 18, 2017

Crazy Rich Asians actor Nico Santos says Ellen Degeneres inspired him to overcome LGBTQ challenges in Hollywood

June 26, 2018

Crazy Rich Asians tops US box office during weekend debut, beats estimates

August 20, 2018

Australia appoints Chinese actor Wu Xiubo as 2017 tourism envoy

February 21, 2017

Japan

MLB star Kurt Suzuki discusses the importance of Asian American culture for Japanese players

May 9, 2018

‘Asians are super duper racist’: Funny or Die releases video about Chinese, Koreans and Japanese hating each other

May 4, 2018

Elderly Japanese women get themselves put in prison due to loneliness

April 24, 2018

Major Japanese companies including Nissan ‘won’t invest’ in North East UK due to Brexit

April 24, 2018

Japan to introduce 1,000 yen ‘Sayonara Tax’ for travellers from January 2019

April 12, 2018

Japanese pensioner arrested for locking disabled son in cage for over 20 years

April 12, 2018

112-year-old Japanese man awarded Guinness World Record for being world’s oldest living male

April 11, 2018

‘Rebekka Harajuku’: Bella Hadid reveals secret Japanese identity

April 11, 2018

Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies aged 82

April 6, 2018

Japanese employee reprimanded for ‘selfishly breaking the rules’ by becoming pregnant

April 4, 2018

Japanese condom companies prepare for golden opportunity at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

March 27, 2018

Wes Anderson slammed for Isle Of Dogs cultural appropriation and depiction of Japan

March 26, 2018

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HUNTR/X Sings Live! ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Vocalists EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami Debut ‘Golden’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

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October 8, 2025

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo to Release Duet with Zayn Malik

The K-pop idol has collaborated with the former One Direction member on the ballad 'Eyes Closed,' prompting widespread excitement across

October 6, 2025

Lucy Liu to Receive Artistic Achievement Award at Philadelphia Film Festival

The actress will be honored for her "emotionally layered performance" in the film 'Rosemead,' a psychological drama about a mother

October 6, 2025

ESEA UK Culture: MilkTea, Resonate, and Juniper by the Sea Announce GOLDEN Magazine

The UK East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) creative community is banding together for an ambitious new project.

October 6, 2025

Kpop Demon Hunter Singer EJAE Drops New Solo Single ‘In Another World’

The singer-songwriter behind 'KPop Demon Hunters'' viral hit 'Golden' is stepping out from behind the scenes for her debut solo

October 6, 2025

London Korean Film Festival Announces 20th Anniversary Program

Two Weeks of New Korean Cinema, Classics, and Star Appearances Hits London This November

October 6, 2025

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Make Surprise ‘SNL’ Cameo

The vocalists behind the animated phenomenon performed their hit song "Golden" in a skit, saving host Bad Bunny and the

October 6, 2025

Finding Home: An Exclusive Interview with Labit on His New Album SOL

The California Crooner on Family Roots and Filipino Heritage in His Genre-Bending Music

October 6, 2025

New Bruce Lee Biography Examines His Role in Defining Asian America

Jeff Chang’s Water Mirror Echo Connects the Icon’s Life to a Movement

October 3, 2025