カテゴリー: Culture
Ennosuke Ichikawa taken to hospital but mother and father died after taking overdoseThe world of Japanese kabuki, a classical form of Japanese theatre that combines highly stylised movement and unusual vocalisation, has been rocked after the popular ac…
From cobra-headed deities behind tills to the farmers who invaded Delhi, set up camp and stayed for a year, these uncompromising images reveal a side to the country that is rarely seenGauri Gill started out in her 20s, a Delhi-based photojournalist cov…
Bread and Roses, co-produced by Lawrence, documents lives of three women after Taliban’s return to powerA documentary about the lives of three women living under the Taliban, co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence, has premiered at the Cannes film festival.B…
Comic Li Haoshi made joke about soldiers that Beijing authorities deemed insultingChinese police detained a woman for posting online in support of the comedian who was punished for making a joke that authorities said insulted the Chinese military.Accor…
Deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing imperil contact between citizens, but also make it more importantRicher and more complex stories lie behind dominant narratives, as the British Museum’s fascinating new exhibition, China’s Hidden C…
The US and China have a complex relationship, yet the movie business is one area where the two nations have enjoyed collaboration. But in the last few years, even this partnership has become more competitive. However, as the two countries’ political re…
Two brave women stand up for human rights as hordes of Uzbeks are dragged from their workplaces to pick state cotton, in this compelling documentary exposing farming practices only just outlawedAs a child growing up in Uzbekistan, film-maker Michael Bo…
This British action comedy is a nuptials-based kung fu homage. Leads Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya discuss auditions, stereotypes – and being the next Tom CruiseA few years ago, Priya Kansara was working in an ordinary office communications job for a hea…
Kauan Okamoto says Kitagawa evaded justice because victims knew speaking out would end their careersJohnny Kitagawa, one of the most powerful figures in Japanese entertainment, sexually abused multiple boys but evaded justice because his victims knew s…
In a country with over 100 journalists in jail, The Best is Yet to Come, based on a real-life journalist, Han Fudong, has been an unlikely successFired from jobs, barred from schools, rejected romantically – for years carriers of hepatitis B in China f…
Apo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An Indigenous tattooist in the Philippines credited with helping to keep alive a form of the art known as batok has become the oldest Vogue cover s…
Readers respond to David Olusoga’s article on how slavery shaped the Guardian, Britain and the worldMy career in textiles from the 1970s to the 1990s took me many times to the mills of West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Being fascinated with old buildings,…
Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding and a south Asia-focused literary translation schoolA new project to help bring the “extraordinarily rich” literature of south Asia to Englis…
Actor and former Miss World announced move to US at pinnacle of her fame in India eight years agoThe Indian actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spoken of how Bollywood’s enduring obsession with fair skin was one of the reasons she left the industry to try …
The prime minister says his £120m parliament building will set a new order – critics say the design doesn’t match that ambitionSome time soon the new parliament building of the world’s largest democracy, India, will open for business. No one quite know…