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Anime embraces Boys' Love, highlights queerphobia
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» A rural village in Kubitachi, Japan, is humming with the sound of summer. Cicadas sing in deafening chorus. Sweat drips in the sweltering heat. Against this backdrop, two young lads savour melting ice cream on carefree days.
Hit horror manga now streaming on Netflix
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/08/2025
» The Summer Hikaru Died, an anime adaptation of Mokumokuren's hit manga, is now streaming on Netflix.
A fresh era in French gastronomy
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/08/2025
» It is not really news that the only female chef in the world with the most Michelin-starred restaurants, a total of 10, will be joining Bangkok's culinary scene at Le Normandie, Mandarin Oriental.
Musical exchanges
Life, Daniel James Hudson, Published on 02/04/2024
» A completely packed Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC) was witness to a truly awe-inspiring concert on March 22, as a top visiting orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), took to the stage to officially mark the opening of its brand new, brave initiative called "Asia Project".
Japan Expo Thailand returns for 8th edition at CentralWorld
Life, Published on 26/01/2023
» G-Yu Creative recently organised a press conference for the Japan Expo Thailand 2023. Now in its eighth edition, the event -- dubbed Asia's biggest Japan expo -- will take place from Feb 3-5 from 10am to 9.30pm at CentralWorld.
When East meets West
Life, John Clewley, Published on 17/01/2023
» In 2017, the Japanese band Minyo Crusaders released their debut album, Echoes Of Japan (P-Vine, Japan), to great acclaim. The band's reworking and updating of Japanese folk music, or minyo, on a rhythmic bed of Caribbean, Latin and Afrobeat was truly inspired, and perhaps pointed the way for other fusion bands in East and Southeast Asia. The aim was to revive minyo as "music for the people", as quoted by World Music Central.
Broadening horizons
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/11/2022
» The Hotel Art Fair is likely to attract visitors, collectors and gallerists with its wide range of displays from 28 art galleries, music performances, fashion, furniture and discussion groups. Held at The Standard Mahanakhon from today until Sunday, the seventh edition of the fair, organised by Farmgroup, will be launched with the theme "New".
Japanese comic book tells of tourist experience in Thailand
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/11/2022
» Do you know that our most common phrase is mai pen rai (never mind)? Inspired by her experience in Thailand, Japanese artist Kobayashi Mariko has launched her new comic book Tai No Hitobito.
The story of a Tokyo murder way back in 89
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/11/2019
» It's 1989 in Tokyo and an expat is murdered in new thriller Earthquake Bird, which releases on Netflix today.
More than meats the eye
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/11/2018
» Japan is one of the most popular destinations for Thai tourists. More than 80,000 Thais visit Japan monthly, and the total number of Thai visitors per year is expected to reach 1.1 million this year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). To Thais, well-known Japanese destinations include Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Osaka and Hokkaido, while Kobe sounds familiar for its premium-quality beef from grains and beer-fed cattle rather than tourism. As a matter of fact, this port city, about 500km from Tokyo, is worth a visit for its cultural diversity, modern comfort and good food.