Morinari Watanabe, the Japanese head of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), is vying to be selected as the first president of the International Olympic Committee from Asia in the election...
WELLINGTON–The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct breach in an...
By MC Galang Our third TUMULTUM episode was curated by my co-founder Ian Urrutia. It aired on November 14, in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses. Manila Community Radio is...
Words and Illustration by MC Galang For our latest installment of THIS SIDE: ASIA playlist series, we go deep into Thailand’s independent music scene, featuring beloved singles from All of the...
Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura turned 58 on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to the player known as “King Kazu.” But there’s more to celebrate. He’s also set to start his 40th...
The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific. It...
By MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Illustration by MC Galang Here are our favorite new releases (great discoveries) from Asia this week. MC’S PICKS ‘Lava!’ – ØZI (TW) Taiwanese-American...
By MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Header Art by MC Galang This week, we’ve breached the grim 100-day mark of sheltering in place, going through at least three iterations...
Coming off left shoulder surgery in November, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will serve as the designated hitter in his spring training debut Friday against his former team, the Los...
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent...