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Japanese kimono makers seek to revive declining industry
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» TOKYO: At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, craftsman Yuichi Hirose brushes dye across meticulously hand-cut stencils laid on fabric, using a traditional technique to produce contemporary kimono patterns.
Saudi princess leads fashion drive
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» RIYADH: A young Saudi Arabian princess inspired by her time living in Tokyo is the new face of fashion in an ultraconservative kingdom, where dramatic reforms have sparked equal parts optimism and scepticism.
Chinese parents wary of World Cup dreams
AFP, Published on 24/12/2016
» BEIJING: Beijing's dream of making China a football powerhouse depends on millions of children taking up the sport, but even coaches say that tradition-minded parents view the game as a wasteful distraction from school.
Apec summit talks trade in a Trump world
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» LIMA - Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US president-elect Donald Trump.
Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails, thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old.
Japan's 'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai fame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.
'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» ROME - A "ground-breaking" international treaty to combat fishing pirates took effect Sunday, becoming legally binding in 29 countries that so far have adhered to it, the UN's food agency said.
With Asia's dating apps, love by numbers or chaperone
AFP, Published on 29/07/2015
» HONG KONG - Move over Tinder -- a crop of dating apps in smartphone-addicted Asia is offering to recruit friends for group dates or send along a chaperone to steer the course of romance.
Switzerland, Scandinavia top global 'happy' index
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» NEW YORK - Switzerland is the happiest country in the world, closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada, according to a global ranking of happiness unveiled in New York on Thursday.
20 years after Tokyo subway attacks, Japan remains baffled
AFP, Published on 20/03/2015
» Japan today commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fatal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, but experts say the horrifying case still leaves more questions than answers about what motivated the killings.