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The first samurai: How a Japanese actor created the 'macho' role model
Toshiro Mifune's portrayal in 'Yojimbo' inspired American spaghetti westerns
Toshiro Mifune's portrayal in 'Yojimbo' inspired American spaghetti westerns
Unique skills training program transforms lives of female inmates
For many young coffee-shop afficionados, online posing tops pursuit of caffeine highs
Jakarta pins hopes on Lake Toba for a new model of sustainable tourism
When the state buys into local superstitions and homemade potions, it makes for an unhappy ending
Social media proves that when the going gets tough, the tough start dancing
Saga of 1960s street boxer finds new popularity in Japan
Japanese intuitive learning teaches that relying on experience is what counts
A surge in mental health and fitness apps is helping the world to cope
Region's struggling community of quirky bookstores keep cultural creativity alive
Ladakh military clash disrupts supply of premium cashmere wool
Political wrangles threaten to engulf Asia's perfect business couple
In Bangkok, rapid development has triggered longing for the vanished past
Annual largesse stimulates social networking but fails to help the needy
Inclusivity of the event is particularly valuable to those grieving
Amid pandemic, time has come for Buddhism's smallest but most enigmatic text
Academic study of the East has changed but earlier views linger on
For Indian viewers, South Korean soaps are perfect pandemic viewing
Fifty years after his suicide, controversial Japanese novelist's popularity soars
Eager 'sharents' in India find children underwhelmed by posts of family snaps
He herded cows in Vietnam. Then Snoop Dogg put him on Instagram
Satire and fancy dress undermine draconian laws protecting royals
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