Previously posted American Chinese artist Luke Chueh has an interview up on Josh Spear. Check it out his thoughts if you like what he does.

Luke Chueh Interview

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This is the Kashiwado Japanese cedar made chair that was originally meant for a sumo to rest his heels.

Isamu Kenmochi, who designed the Kashiwado chair for a sumo wrestler of the yesteryears in 1961, made sure the chair looks not only strong and sturdy, but also exquisite and exotic.

The best wood from the cedar tree was selected to create this unique piece of art, for which ‘chair’ is an understatement. Like how the samurai polishes his sword to reach a near impossible sharpness, the chair has been polished and coated to an immaculate finish.

When you bring home a Kashiwado chair, you are not just bringing a piece of furniture home, but something soulful, something that is close to the Japanese heart and spirit.

It looks gorgeous - if its completely, solid, then it also looks very heavy and probably larger than life if meant for a sumo wrestler!

Via BornRich

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Three hot girls dressed in pink short skirts, dancing in an innocently cute but provocative way? That’s how you want to sell Pretz? It will never work…

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Kkultarae is a Korean court cake made out of honey and malt. Filled with walnuts, it’s cold, sweet and chewy.

Find out other Korean culinary delights on Bernie’s 2008 trip to Seoul

Via Tastespotting

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Some quite simple looking sushi below, but given the Hello Kitty treatment…

Via HelloKittyHell

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Ban’s beautifully crafted work features elephants and human figures floating against Japanese washi paper backgrounds or in front of candy-colored stripes.

See more on Kentmag

Via NotCot

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A fishing boat near Hainan Sanya in China captured what is likely to be one of the largest stingrays ever caught.

Casting nets, the fishermen caught the 3,300 lbs Stingray, which took about 3 hours to pull back into the boat. The net was strong enough to hold the huge fish, but the struggle cause the stingray to die.

The fishermen tied the stingray to the back of the boat and dragged it back to their dock. It remained in perfect condition even though it was dead for many hours.

The fisherman was able to sell the stingray for around $1,500 since they have a high commercial value.

Stingray’s liver can be made into fish oil, the bones and intestines are used in medical fish powder, and the meat is a delicacy in most restaurants.

The stingray measured about 16 1/2 foot in width.

Via WeirdAsiaNews

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Disproportionately big eyes are a hallmark of anime art and comics. Well, you can now get yourself oversized contact lenses which are sold in Japan.

Great for cosplayers, even better to freak out potential dates.

Via Neatorama

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