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An Asian Pope for this Asian Century

This Asian Century deserves an Asian Pope. And the Asian papal candidate is the Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Read more...
Ai Weiwei: Colored Vases

Ai Weiwei -- According to what?

Ai Weiwei is said to be the most important contemporary artist in the world today. But is he really an artist? Or is he more an activist, and a self-promoting media manipulator? Read more...
Look at these Faces to Turn Japanese

Japan's social contract under severe stress

Only a few decades ago, Japan seemed to have one of the world's strongest social contracts. But today, it is under severe stress. Read more...
Japan's false sense of community

Japan's false sense of community

Many Westerners have the impression that Japan has a great "sense of community" in contrast to the individualism of Western countries. But is this really valid? Read more...
Ueno Park, Japan

How's life in Japan?

How's life in Japan? It's a case of sweet and sour, according to the OECD's Better Life Initiative. Read more...
Three Minutes Happiness (Tokyo)

Happiness in Japan

The German Institute for Japanese Studies has been studying “The Quest for Happiness in Japan”. What are its insights? Read more...
Keio University

Globalization and the challenges of our youth

This is the text of a speech that I delivered to a group of students at Tokyo's Keio University on 13 October, 2012. Read more...
Sophia University

Global education in Japan

In my four semesters from 2009 to 2011 teaching at Sophia University in Tokyo, I endeavoured to provide my students with a "global education". What does the term global education mean? Read more...
Mt Fuji

Divesting the Image of "Inscrutable Japanese"

Masahiko Agata, Vice Chairman of the English-Speaking Union of Japan, has some interesting thoughts to share with us on the "inscrutable Japanese". Read more...
Vietnamese painting in Toronto

Vietnamese painting in Toronto

Toronto's East Gallery has an outstanding exhibition, "The Past is Present", of Vietnamese paintings by Ngo Van Sac. Do yourself a favor, and get down and see it before it closes on 5 May. Read more...
Southeast Asian Painting in Toronto

Southeast Asian Painting in Toronto

Toronto's East Gallery currently has a stunning exhibition of portraits, "Figuratively Speaking", featuring eleven leading artists from Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma.

Don't miss it! Read more...
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Painting to protest in Burma and Cambodia

We hope that President Obama can see some contemporary painting on his trip to Burma and Cambodia. Read more...
Star of Wonder

Merriest Christmas of all

As Westerners and other Christians sit down to their turkey on 25 December, they should know that the merriest Christmas of all is in Asia, in the Philippines! Read more...
Manila Hotel 1945

Manila Hotel

When you arrive in Manila's heat, pollution and traffic jams, it is difficult to believe that it was known as the "Pearl of the Orient". But when you enter the doors of Manila Hotel ... Read more...
Bayanihan The National Folk Dance Company of the Philippines

It's more fun in the Philippines!

Bayanihan, the Philippine National Dance Company, wowed a captivated Toronto audience last night. Read more...
Idol

Filipino-Canadian Theatre in Toronto

Last night's opening performance of Nina Lee Aquino's "Every Letter Counts" at Toronto's Factory Theatre was a stunning success. It is the "must-see" play of the season. Read more...
Ethnic painting from Vietnam in Toronto

Ethnic painting from Vietnam in Toronto

The return of Dinh Thi Tham Poong’s paintings to Toronto's East Gallery has been truly worth the wait. Her solo show opens this Wednesday, June 12. Read more...
Angkor Wat

Cambodia: the ecotourism alternative

Our Paris-based culture correspondent, Angela Gosmann, has shared with us this interesting piece on ecotourism in Cambodia. It's great holiday reading for our Northern hemisphere readers and others to Read more...
Art Stage Singapore, "We are Asia"

Art Stage Singapore, "We are Asia"

The recent 4th annual edition of Art Stage, Singapore’s leading art fair, delivered on its theme of “We are Asia”, writes the East Gallery's Andrew FitzGerald. Read more...
"ImaginAsian" painting exhibition in Toronto

"ImaginAsian" painting exhibition in Toronto

"ImaginAsian", the latest show at The East Gallery in Toronto, is a splendid exhibition of three leading female artists from Southeast Asia. Read more...