Arts
New library tunnels into the world of Haruki Murakami
Facility funded by Uniqlo owner Tadashi Yanai and designed by Kengo Kuma
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Japan boosts global art-hub ambitions
Government and private sector view culture as a growth industry
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Book Review: Lessons in life and death from small-town Tibetans
Barbara Demick's 'Eat the Buddha' highlights personal impact of Chinese rule
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20-year pilgrimage of the soul: MONO's requiem for a pandemic
Tokyo group's new album takes their classic-infused noise rock to the next level
Obituaries
Jean-Paul Belmondo, a national treasure of French cinema
Talented actor charmed movigoers around the world
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Shedding new light on a 50-year-old Chinese mystery
Yu Ruxin takes a fresh look at the death of Mao's former designated heir Lin Biao
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Minamata mercury tragedy gets Hollywood treatment
New film gives flawed view of the American photojournalist who exposed poisoning scandal
20 years after 9/11
X Japan's Yoshiki sees music as a potential cure for trauma
Philanthropist and rock 'n' roller has been supporting disaster victims since 1995
20 years after 9/11
Minako Yoshino sculpts messages to the future
Japanese sculptor hopes her work will help connect a divided world
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Thai films struggle at home amid international praise
Pandemic-related cinema closures threaten local movie renaissance
20 years after 9/11
Mohsen Makhmalbaf warns of extremists
Iranian filmmaker worries over fate of journalists and artists stuck in Afghanistan
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Book review: Trauma lingers in novel about Sri Lanka's civil war
Young Tamil author ponders human costs of violence and the nature of love
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Taking kimono silk to the next fashion level
Japanese startup aims at international market for luxury clothing
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'Very Bangkok' becomes face of Thailand
Popular ode to the Thai capital fronts pavilion at global cities festival
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Chinese Malaysian directors sweep China's box office
Foreign filmmakers win audiences and snare prestigious festival awards
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Book Review: Has Asia (really) lost it?
The region's gleaming exterior hides myriad social problems, including widespread poverty and a self-entitled elite
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Japanese director gives stylish new twists to food fetishes
With 'Sexual Drive,' soft-core director finds international appeal
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Book review: Ghosts of history haunt Bangkok's urban jungle
From slum life to high society, Emma Larkin's debut novel highlights resistance and ennui in Thai metropolis
