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How to Master Japandi Design, MCM’s Sleekest Sub-Aesthetic

HYGGE GOES TO KYOTO

Eat your heart out, Don Draper.

MaryFrances “Francky” Knapp | Published Mar 09, 2025

How Sumo Wrestling Became New York’s Hottest New Play

OUT AND A BOUT

The stage is transformed into a ring. The actors are barely clothed in the traditional costume. And the thundering action is right in your face in the thrilling new play “Sumo.”

Tim Teeman | Published Feb 22, 2025

Woman Arrested for Squashing Buns in Store & Not Buying Them

SNACK ATTACK

The woman told cops she was merely checking the firmness of the snack.

Leigh Kimmins | Published Feb 14, 2025

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Japan Gives World’s Biggest Sloppy Kiss to ‘Celebrity’ Trump

GET A ROOM!

But Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied he was trying to “suck up” to the president.

David Gardner | Published Feb 07, 2025

This Is the Year’s First Great New TV Series

STREAMING ALERT!

The new series “Asura,” about a family’s tangle of tumult and affairs, is destined to be your next Netflix binge-watch.

Nick Schager | Published Jan 08, 2025

Hondissan? Nissonda? Fans Dream Up New Honda-Nissan Names

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi are in talks for a possible three-way merger—and drivers want to know what the company will be called.

Leigh Kimmins | Published Dec 23, 2024

Melania Joining Trump Meet With Assassinated Leader’s Widow

ON THE SCENE

The trio are having a private dinner over the weekend.

Janna Brancolini | Published Dec 13, 2024

Dead ‘Doomsday Fish’ on U.S. Beaches Puzzles Researchers

FISHY

In Japanese folklore, beached oarfish are thought to be a precursor to earthquakes.

Liam Archacki | Published Nov 21, 2024

U.S. Tourist Busted for Gross Desecration of Tokyo Shrine

NAIL FILE

The 65-year-old carried out the alleged vandalism “just for fun,” according to a report.

Claire Lampen | Published Nov 15, 2024

Kanye West Is Living ‘Upper-Class Homeless’ in Asian City

‘PEACE OF MIND’

The controversial rapper is taking time away from Los Angeles and is recording a new album from a hotel room, the music journalist Touré reported.

Liam Archacki | Published Oct 11, 2024

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