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Jonathan DeHart
Jonathan DeHart is a Tokyo-based journalist and correspondent for The Diplomat.
Jonathan DeHart writes primarily about art, culture and social trends. Previously, he worked as a journalist for both print and online media in Shanghai and served as associate editor for The Diplomat in Tokyo.
He can be followed on Twitter @jon_de_hart
September 19, 2013
Mermaids of Asia: Dugongs, Dragon Wives and the Deep
Although the mermaid mythos is normally thought to be Western, it runs deep in Asia too.
September 19, 2013
Mid-Autumn Festival: A Harvest of Mooncakes and Corruption
Today China celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes – including illicit ones – abound.
September 18, 2013
Hong Kong Marathon: No More "Selfies"
A rash of accidents at Hong Kong’s biggest footrace dramatically illustrate Asia’s “selfie” craze.
September 18, 2013
Thai Tear-Jerker Video Goes Viral
A Thai mobile company’s video advert has the whole world crying.
September 17, 2013
Stray Dogs: Tsai Ming Liang’s Last Film Urges Us to Slow Down
The director’s retirement has been called the most powerful in cinematic history.
September 17, 2013
Nina Davuluri: First Indian-American Miss America Dismisses Racist Tweets
The first Miss America of Indian descent has received racist tweets.
September 13, 2013
From Warhol, With Love: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction Could Net Millions
The Hong Kong sale reveals the artist’s works pre-fame.
September 13, 2013
Meet Australia’s Blobfish, The World’s Ugliest Endangered Animal
The blobfish is at the center of an effort to protect our less cuddly creatures.
September 12, 2013
Shark Finning: Appetite for Extinction?
Asia’s taste for shark fin soup endangers a number of species. But attitudes are changing.
September 12, 2013
Coca-Cola’s Hot Ginger Ale: World’s First Hot Fizz Hits Japan
Could hot carbonated beverages become Japan’s next big thing this autumn?
September 12, 2013
Afghanistan Wins First International Football Title, Shocks India
Afghanistan has won the South Asian Football Federation Championship.
September 11, 2013
Harrison Ford Gives Indonesian Minister Shellacking on Climate Change
The actor rattled Indonesia’s forestry minister after grilling him on logging.