How onigiri, not as famous as ramen or sushi, became Japan’s soul food
The word onigiri became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon.
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Taylor Swift kicks off UK Eras shows as some fans wonder if singer is ready to say ‘So long, London’
Taylor Swift fans enjoy parsing the singer-songwriter's lyrics for references to her romantic life and insights into her state of mind.
Japan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93.
FTC refers TikTok complaint to Justice Department
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it's referred its complaint against TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance to the U.S. Department of Justice.
North Korea hates the South’s propaganda loudspeakers. But how effective are they, really?
The military says the systems were designed to blare pop music and political messages as far as 10km (6.21 miles), enough to reach the city of Kaesong and its nearly 200,000 residents.
Japan pop band Mrs. Green Apple’s Columbus video pulled after slavery backlash
A Japanese pop band’s video to promote its new song Columbus has been withdrawn, its record company said on Thursday, after coming under fire for imagery that seems to conjure justifications of colonialism and slavery.
BTS's Jin finishes military service in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -- Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea's army on Wednesday after 18 months of duty, the first member of the group to wrap up the mandatory national service that put their music careers on hold.