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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
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Happy beginnings in Thailand's prisons
Unique skills training program transforms lives of female inmates
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Thailand's vibrant cafe culture serves 'selfie society'
For many young coffee-shop afficionados, online posing tops pursuit of caffeine highs
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Indonesia embraces best and avoids worst of 'Bali model'
Jakarta pins hopes on Lake Toba for a new model of sustainable tourism
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Sri Lanka's cautionary tale of pandemics and sorcery
When the state buys into local superstitions and homemade potions, it makes for an unhappy ending
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Japan learns to shimmy the pandemic blues away
Social media proves that when the going gets tough, the tough start dancing
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Burn on, Joe: Manga icon lifts a nation's spirits
Saga of 1960s street boxer finds new popularity in Japan
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Life lessons from anime and martial arts
Japanese intuitive learning teaches that relying on experience is what counts
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Can online wellness apps help solve our problems?
A surge in mental health and fitness apps is helping the world to cope
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In praise of Southeast Asia's independent booksellers
Region's struggling community of quirky bookstores keep cultural creativity alive
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Geopolitics threatens nomads and luxury shawls
Ladakh military clash disrupts supply of premium cashmere wool
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Anti-China drift imperils Australia's tolerant self-image
Political wrangles threaten to engulf Asia's perfect business couple
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For Thais, nostalgia isn't what it used to be
In Bangkok, rapid development has triggered longing for the vanished past
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In Japan, giving gifts can mean giving problems
Annual largesse stimulates social networking but fails to help the needy
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In praise of Thai funerals
Inclusivity of the event is particularly valuable to those grieving
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Much ado about nothing in Heart Sutra's (enduring) wisdom
Amid pandemic, time has come for Buddhism's smallest but most enigmatic text
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Twilight of the West's Orientalists
Academic study of the East has changed but earlier views linger on
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K-drama reaches across Asian cultures
For Indian viewers, South Korean soaps are perfect pandemic viewing
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Yukio Mishima in the 21st century
Fifty years after his suicide, controversial Japanese novelist's popularity soars
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Social media dilemmas challenge proud Asian parents
Eager 'sharents' in India find children underwhelmed by posts of family snaps
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Rural Vietnamese vlogger gets 15 minutes of global fame
He herded cows in Vietnam. Then Snoop Dogg put him on Instagram
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Young Thais let their funny bones do the talking
Satire and fancy dress undermine draconian laws protecting royals
