This blog offers selected features of alternative Asian TV segments, news stories, editorials, photos and more from Japan, Korea, India, China and many other Asian countries. This blog also includes some WTF Japanese, North Korean online videos, entertainment news, beautiful Chinese and Japanese models, and much more.
Released earlier today, on her birthday, here is an exceptionally beautiful fine art photograph by Japan's one and only Julie Watai. The model is Hanami-chan and this was taken at the studio of sculptor/designer Kaz Asada in Osaka, Japan.
Thank you for this wonderful gift Julie! Happy Birthday! お誕生日おめでとうございます!!
Here is a very beautiful photo of Jiuzhaigou Valley, in Sichuan, China. This is a nature reserve located within the Min mountains near the Tibetan plateau. A vast area of 180,000 acres it features water falls, gorgeous lakes and snowy mountain tops. Jiuzhaigou Valley was registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997.
Now who doesn't love young, beautiful Asian women in uniforms AND high heels? This long-range photo was taken by Jacky Chen of Reuters when he saw the women from across the Yalu river in Dandong City, China. The women are patrolling on the other side of the Yalu river in Sunuiji, North Korea. In the below video we see one other DPRK female soldier named Kim Ok Yong threaten the USA with a nuclear missile strike!
About a month ago a Scrappyduck went to North Korea and photographed this shocking picture from the opening of a children's stage play THAT FEATURES SOME KID DRESSED UP AS A NUCLEAR MISSILE! O_O
Here is a very beautiful photo of some Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom at Hirano Shrine in Kyoto. It's breathtaking scenes like this one that can make one really believe that Japan changes into a spectacular "Heaven on Earth" landscape during Springtime. This photo is featured in National Geographic's "Night Gardens" photo gallery.
Here is a photo of a bright color video screen in Tiananmen Square, Beijing on a recent dangerous day of very high pollution levels. Today the Beijing government announced emergency measures to reduce the heavy smog that has overwhelmed the city. The measures include the temporary shutdown of 100 factories and halting one third of the government vehicles from driving on the streets. Estimates now state that there are some 5 million automobiles in Beijing. There were approximately 3 million autos in the capital in 2008. China's Communist Party has praised Beijing as a showcase capital, but until now has never addressed the city's pollution problems.
Here is a beautiful photo of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan. Actually is located within an area called Sagano which is considered to be a part of Arashiyama. It is said that this grove is exceptionally attractive when there is a slight breeze and the tall bamboo trunks slowly sway back and forth in the springtime. The bamboo from this forest has been used to make many household products, like baskets, cups, boxes and mats at local workshops for hundreds of years.
Just released yesterday here is another beautiful photo of supermodel Olwen Jin Mei Xin. With this one she wrote this message: "I would like to say that, no matter where I go, I want to go by your side." 我想说、无论我走到哪里、我最想去的地方是你身边。 Be sure to visit Olwen Jin's official blog and her Weibo page to see more photos.
Here is a very beautiful photo of the Ban Gioc Waterfalls in North Vietnam. These falls are located in the Trung Khanh district of the Cao Bằng province about 170 miles north of Hanoi along the Sino-Vietnamese border. These are the largest waterfalls in Asia and the fourth largest in the world.
Located at 40 Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn, New York here is a photo of a sign for the well-known Fook Hing Chinese restaurant! And it's not just another restaurant, it is an internet icon.
Just published yesterday, here is a really beautiful photo of Korean Chinese supermodel Jin Mei Xin 金美辛 entitled "Princess IT". She is from the the Heilongjiang Province in northern China. Her English name is "Olwen Jin" and she is a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and currently lives in the capital city. You can see more photos of this exceptionally beautiful model on her official blog and her Weibo page.
Just published yesterday, here is a beautiful new fine art self portrait of Julie Watai wearing Activelink's Power Loader robotic exoskeleton suit. This suit gives its operator superhuman strength and can enable workers to become real life terminator cyborgs. Well, not really. Below is a short demonstration video on how this technology works:
Here is a spectacular high res photo of China's Huangshan Mountains during winter. Located in the southern Anhui province in eastern China, these mountains are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination. Download this image and others in wallpaper size for free at mi9.com.
In the past few years, it has been widely believed that China had fully embraced democracy and had forgotten communism once and for all. Well, earlier today we discovered yet another new "Because China" item that says "Goodbye Kitty" to that notion and also: "Dog my cats if I want!"
Yesterday mishmash＊Julie Watai released the short version of their fourth single/music video entitled "Go Furby Go". The full length version will be available from October 26th, 2012 on iTunes, amazon.com, Google Play and other sites. Meanwhile please enjoy the abridged compositions on Youtube:
As an early listener of the full length audio release, I have come to really appreciate this slow, mysterious tune in its expression of the lifestyle of a very busy model/singer and her music team. More than just an "an ode to the toy" this song features some interesting English, Spanish and Japanese lyrics in an abstract array describing some hasty preparations and inner feelings leading up to a fictional mishmash＊Julie Watai TV debut. Also featured is Furby's hacked voice that babbles some cute and funny electronic phrases in English and "Furbish". Additionally, in the video we get to see Julie-san wearing some sexy lingerie by Neon Opera Tokyo. mishmash＊Julie Watai is Toyoaki Mishima, Julie Watai and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Be sure to download this group's popular mp3 songs from Amazon, Ototoy and iTunes.
