John J. Tkacik, Jr. is a retired US foreign service officer who has served in Taipei and Beijing and is now director of the ...

Shivaashtakam is one of the most powerful mantras written to sing the glory of Lord Shivaits said that a devotee who sings it with full devotion after taking bath and wearing clean white clothes goes ...

Emmy-winning actress Loretta Swit, best known for her iconic portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H's 11 ...

Many users believed the footage to be real and praised the act as a bold protest stunt. However, fact-checkers have now confirmed it was a digitally manipulated creation ...

The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta is returning for its third edition with more than 40 films from over 20 countries.

Set to take place in Malta's capital of Valletta from June 21-29, the fest will screen more than 40 films and offer ...

By STEVE PFARRER For the Gazette Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of ...

Aerial view of the Pola Museum of Art, Hakone and Nakamura Tsune’s Sunflowers (1923) Pola Museum of Art, Hakone and Artizon ...

“CHO KABUKI Powered by IOWN” tells the story of Princess Miku (performed by Hatsune Miku) and Tadanobu (performed by Shidō Nakamura), who battle the Azure Dragon [no relation to Redmond, just a blue ...

With members from Japan, training in Korea and songs in English, cosmosy is representing a new generation among K-pop and ...

A group of Zainichi Korean women met in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 21. These women came from Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture ...

What is the American character? We can approach this question by looking at some international philosophical stereotypes.