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The tunnel hallway of Hatoya Hotel, a decades-old hot spring resort near Atami known for its retro-futuristic architecture. Loud, mid-century Japanese design is back in favour as young Japanese rediscover long-overlooked Showa-era relics. Photo: Shutterstock

The Japanese hot spring town of Atami boomed in the post-war era and became known for its concrete hotels, nightlife venues and neon signage. Photo: Shutterstock

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Into the past: why Japan’s maximalist Showa retro aesthetic is all the rage

Flashy mid-century designs are back in vogue in Japan, and experts expect foreign tourists will also catch the ‘Showa retro’ bug.

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The hidden risks of using Chinese medicine with Western prescriptions

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Hong Kong rocker Janice Laujan finds a new medium for a ‘public breakdown’ – art

David Boring lead vocalist Janice Laujan says her exhibition, ‘Memory & Punishment’, carries the same sentiment as her music.

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Janice Laujan at her first art exhibition, “Memory & Punishment”, at Gold by Serakai Studio, in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong

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Nearly 50, Jason Mraz is genre-shifting, living in the moment and done flirting

Ahead of his Hong Kong concert, the American singer spills all on love songs and ‘highlighting the goodness’.

27 Sep 2026 - 12:45PM

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Review | Godzilla Minus Zero: Japanese monster sequel an action-packed visual marvel

A new beast joins the chaos in Takashi Yamazaki’s film with Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe that looks good but falls flat towards the end.

27 Sep 2026 - 8:15AMvideocam

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Gen Z jewellery maker quit her finance job. Then she built a million-dollar brand

Koyo Song left J.P. Morgan to start custom jewellery brand Benalor. She shares the creative process and how her corporate experience helps.

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Benalor founder Koyo Song shows off some of her jewellery in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse

Food & Drink

‘Extreme reviews’: cookie brand woos small-town France with Hong Kong tastes

Louise Lui founded Sucré in her French partner’s hometown to bridge cultures with East-meets-West treats. Not everyone got it immediately.

26 Sep 2026 - 6:15PM

Fashion & Beauty

Hong Kong designer’s slow fashion label puts Chinese ethnic artisans first

Kinyan Lam’s eponymous brand champions natural materials, dyeing and embroidery from China’s Dong ethnic minority group.

26 Sep 2026 - 4:15PM

Arts

How one woman is rewriting kabuki’s ‘all-male’ narrative in Japan

Ranshou Fujima, a female kabuki dancer and archivist, is reimagining the onnagata tradition through a landmark exhibition in Tokyo.

26 Sep 2026 - 12:45PM

Ranshou Fujima, a female kabuki dancer, is revitalising the traditional Japanese art form, challenging norms and preserving its legacy. Photo: RK

Health & Wellness

I ran a 230km ultra-marathon in Kenya over 5 exhausting days. What I learned

The 2026 For Rangers Ultra brought animal encounters and tough lessons for Lily Canter, who discovered fitness only takes you so far.

26 Sep 2026 - 7:15AM

Writer Lily Canter runs a section of Beyond the Ultimate’s 2026 For Rangers Ultra. The 230km, five-day ultra-marathon in Kenya brought her close to zebras, rhinos, elephants, hyenas and other African megafauna, and taught her a thing or two about preparing for and completing long-distance races. Photo: Beyond the Ultimate

Food & Drink

Chinese Restaurant Awards 2026: Mott 32 takes Canadian top spot

Mott 32 locations in Toronto and Vancouver were crowned the best Chinese restaurants in Canada in the 17th edition of the awards.

25 Sep 2026 - 8:15PM

Arts

Zen and the art of flower arranging – how ikebana brings calm to your life

Mindfulness and creativity meet in ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, whose benefits are similar to those of yoga and meditation.

25 Sep 2026 - 4:15PM

Entertainment

Profile | How Helena Law Lan, 91, became Hong Kong cinema’s grand dame of horror

Law was a Hong Kong TV staple in the 1970s, but it wasn’t until later that she became a cultural icon playing mystical villains in films.

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Hong Kong actress Helena Law at an interview with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong’s Ho Man Tin neighbourhood in 2000. Law established herself as a Hong Kong TV show regular during the 1970s, but it wasn’t until 1993, when she was 58, that she played the villainous character she would become best known for. Photo: Dickson Lee

Chinese culture

Who was Wang Zhenyi? Chinese female scientist who defied gender expectations

Wang shot for the stars with her work in astronomy and mathematics at a time when learned women did little more than write poetry.

25 Sep 2026 - 7:15AM

Qing dynasty astronomer and mathematician Wang Zhenyi defied societal norms and the expectations set upon her gender to study and demystify complex scientific and mathematical concepts. Illustration: Huy Truong

Entertainment

Loved Heart of the Beast? 10 more great movies where the dog takes the lead

From Hachiko to Good Boy, pooches not people deliver the biggest performances in these movies ranging from tear-jerkers to horror.

24 Sep 2026 - 10:25PMvideocam

Fashion & Beauty

How Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is a symbol of China’s fashion soft power

Peng once again shows off exclusively Chinese designs as she accompanies President Xi Jinping on Washington visit.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:19PM

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Profile | How Helena Law Lan, 91, became Hong Kong cinema’s grand dame of horror

Law was a Hong Kong TV staple in the 1970s, but it wasn’t until later that she became a cultural icon playing mystical villains in films.

25 Sep 2026 - 12:15PM

Hong Kong actress Helena Law at an interview with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong’s Ho Man Tin neighbourhood in 2000. Law established herself as a Hong Kong TV show regular during the 1970s, but it wasn’t until 1993, when she was 58, that she played the villainous character she would become best known for. Photo: Dickson Lee

Fashion & Beauty

How Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is a symbol of China’s fashion soft power

Peng once again shows off exclusively Chinese designs as she accompanies President Xi Jinping on Washington visit.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:19PM

Fashion & Beauty

Gen Z jewellery maker quit her finance job. Then she built a million-dollar brand

Koyo Song left J.P. Morgan to start custom jewellery brand Benalor. She shares the creative process and how her corporate experience helps.

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Chinese culture

Who was Wang Zhenyi? Chinese female scientist who defied gender expectations

Wang shot for the stars with her work in astronomy and mathematics at a time when learned women did little more than write poetry.

25 Sep 2026 - 7:15AM

Qing dynasty astronomer and mathematician Wang Zhenyi defied societal norms and the expectations set upon her gender to study and demystify complex scientific and mathematical concepts. Illustration: Huy Truong

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Wanrong and Puyi, in Tianjin, circa 1925. Photo: Getty Images

Paul French lifts veil on final months of China’s last emperor in the Forbidden City

It is not the first biography of China’s Puyi, but Paul French’s latest book brings with it a feminine voice of modernity and fully exploits its place in the ‘doomed-monarchy’ sub-genre.

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Wing Shya, Hong Kong-based photographer, artist and director, in Tai Hang. Photo: Alexander Mak

Wing Shya: photographer to Wong Kar-wai on working with the great and good of Hong Kong cinema

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Chef-nun Jeong Kwan at the Bukhara Biennale, in Uzbekistan, as part of a kimchi-fermentation collaboration with the Koryo-saram community. Photo: courtesy Andrey Arekelyan and Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF)

Bukhara Biennial spearheads cultural blossoming of the city as well as the wider Uzbekistan

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The Yuen Long branch of Wing Wah Restaurant does a brisk mooncake trade ahead of the 1976 Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: SCMP Archives

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Architect Kisho Kurokawa with his creation, Japan’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, in 1972. Photo: Tomio Ohashi/M+

How Japan’s innovative Nakagin Capsule Tower is finding new life

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