27 Mar 2009
Not fit to be a hero?
Kwan Weng Kin prefers the courtesy of Hara over the flash of Ichiro.
17 Mar 2009
Predicting the sakura blossoms
Kwan Weng Kin explains why cherry blossoms signify so much in Japan.
13 Mar 2009
The other side of Shinjuku
Kwan Weng Kin says a Singapore-run hotel is muscling its way into Shinjuku.
02 Feb 2009
Aso does it again!
Kwan Weng Kin recounts Mr Taro Aso's first verbal slip-up outside Japan.
28 Jan 2009
Farewell to the Kabuki-za
Kwan Weng Kin gets nostalgic about an iconic piece of Japan's landscape.
14 Jan 2009
Great expectations in Japan
Kwan Weng Kin keeps Obama-watch on the Japanese publishing industry.
12 Jan 2009
Islands in two streams
Lee Tee Jong takes a snapshot of the isles under Japanese-Korean dispute.
08 Jan 2009
Getting lucky in Japan
Kwan Weng Kin sees how Japan's "lucky" bags are adjusting to the recession.
17 Dec 2008
Cost-cutting Japanese-style
Kwan Weng Kin looks at how Japan is reacting to the economic slowdown.
20 Nov 2008
Aso struggles with his kanji
Kwan Weng Kin looks at the PM's problem and who's blaming manga for it.