Arts
'Bean Paste' saga goes right to China's guts
Novelist Yan Ge's bawdy debut in English shows Sichuan in the raw
Arts
Bull market in bungaku highlights Japanese literary revival
China leads international boom in demand for new and old authors
Politics
Pirate manga link site given harsh sentence in Japan
Effectiveness of existing laws limited as online posting spreads
Arts
Great Stupa brings Buddhism to Australia's bush
Pagoda will hold one of the world's top collections of the faith's sacred relics
Arts
Anti-junta rap resonates with young Thais
'Aren't they afraid?' some wonder as group faces police pressure
Arts
Myanmar's traditional clothing finds new life as fashion statement
Low-cost, colorful longyi fabric wins fans with modern marketing
Arts
Ai Weiwei, the soft-spoken provocateur
The Chinese artist on confrontation, 'America First' and the importance of change
Tea Leaves
The world is bigger through Kurosawa's eyes
The late Japanese film director still dominates global rankings, but not at home
Arts
Unique Thai pottery tradition under threat
Rustic style introduced by Chinese migrants endangered as skills die out
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Arts
Reinventing one of Asia's great arts festivals
Director of Malaysia's George Town festival reflects on long and colorful path
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Business deals
China taps Japanese comedy giant Yoshimoto for showbiz coaching
Entertainment school will groom talent for global stage
Arts
Fake Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami exhibits pop up in China
Contemporary artists threaten legal action for copyright infringement
Tea Leaves
Japan's museums trapped between light and shadow
How a great artistic culture takes the glow out of precious works
Arts
Techno festival puts Aral Sea on music map
Uzbekistan's new open-door policy brings partygoers to dusty former fishing town
Arts
Actress Fan Bingbing's vanishing stirs tax evasion intrigue
Missing Chinese movie star leaves several projects in limbo
Arts
Japan's teamLab transcends borders of art and business
Digital collective blends technology, design and corporate innovation to dazzling effect
Arts
Upcoming festival to turn Bangkok into heart of contemporary arts
City with 'creative chaos' has potential to become the region's artistic center, says event director
Life
Height of taste
Japan's capital is home to a new restaurant from the team behind Noma; we tested the flavor of its aesthetic fusion
Arts
Tourists stroll Tokyo's memory lane at Shitamachi Museum
Exhibits re-create working class neighborhoods -- right down to wet pavement
Arts
Japan's 'weaver of new ideas' melds business with creativity
Reiko Sudo's latest artwork builds on decades of textiles design
Arts
Myanmar's contemporary artists confront painful past
Amid echoes of the past, renewed crackdown constrains free expression
Arts
The architect who let the light into Sri Lanka
Geoffrey Bawa's 'tropical modernism' sweeps the island's hotel sector
Arts
George Town marks UNESCO anniversary amid debate
Conservationists seek development rethink in Malaysian heritage city
Arts
Once-thriving Myanmar cinema readies for new wave
Independent filmmakers seek to challenge risk-averse industry
Arts
Digital art group plants forest of light and color on Tokyo Bay
First permanent teamLab exhibit in Japan immerses you in a 'borderless world'