New Emissary

An hot new photographer may also be Japan’s hardest working man in the business.

21 new World Heritage Sites have just been named. And Asia is definitely in the spotlight.

The hit seems to be lagging in Japan, despite things like Ken Watanabe’s star power.

Some of Japan’s hardest working people are types far from what you’d expect.

Facebook is the world’s ‘third biggest nation.’ But can it fight crime and teach governance?

Is Iran’s new style-guide a way for the regime to stamp their shaken authority on its youth?

A rising trend of international marriages in the region raises greater issues and challenges.

Among things prohibited in the Asia-Pacific so far this year are junk food ads in Korea, mullets in Iran and facial hair in Japan.

Why does so much of Japan’s contemporary art still remain undiscovered by the world?

American burgers become art in one of the busiest community hubs in Kyrgyzstan?

An Indonesian group with a surprising quality has taken the title of ASEAN’s best band.

A new large-scale talent contest has determined the next big music group in South-east Asia.