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Even on a weekday, there’s a queue at Tokyo’s vegan Izakaya Masaka, including many tourists eager to try meat-free versions of Japanese classics like fried chicken and juicy dumplings. While millions of visitors have happily savoured Japan’s fish- and meat-heavy cuisine, options for vegetarians and vegans are harder to find. Now, Tokyo and other cities
The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth to rise from the pews and praise the Lord. The ChatGPT chatbot, personified by an avatar of a bearded Black man on a huge screen above the altar, then began preaching to the more than
Love it or hate it, there’s a buzz over mint-chocolate drinks in Thailand, after Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra revealed that it is her favourite beverage. Whether it’s her affection for the beverage, or the flavour itself has always been a subject of debate, many Thais have sought out the drink to try
Reporters are a skeptical bunch, so it was unusual to hear so many of them raving about their firsthand experience with Apple’s next Big Thing: the high-priced headset called Vision Pro, a device infused with totally virtual reality as well as augmented reality that projects digital images on top of real-world settings. But after wearing
One of the world’s largest exhibitions of technology for the food industry, Fooma Japan 2023, has kicked off in Tokyo. Robots that can pack items on assembly lines are attracting attention as the sector struggles with a shortage of workers. The fair started on Tuesday with about 960 companies displaying state-of-the-art technology. Tokyo firm RT
An hour’s drive from Phuket’s Pa Tong Beach, Bang Rong seems to be an ocean apart from its western counterpart. Located on the east coast, it doesn’t have a white sandy beach. Luxury beach clubs, Sunday brunch with free-flow sparkling wine and a pampering spa are most definitely not on its menu. But Bang Rong
Foreign travellers coming to Bangkok will already know that Khao San Road is their go-to destination, but few realise that it’s just one of the many features the larger Banglamphu district has to offer. Rich in culture and history, Banglamphu was once the “in” place of Bangkok. People came to Banglamphu for the best food,
Halal, sustainable, clean label, plant-based and alternative protein food products were in the spotlight last week, as they are expected to dominate the food industry in the near future, THAIFEX-ANUGA ASIA 2023 revealed. The biggest regional trade far has just ended with a new record of 51,535 visitors from 111 countries over the five-day event.
Shield, duck, punch: At a municipal sports hall in Chile’s capital Santiago, dozens of members of the LGBTQ community gathered to learn Thai boxing self defense moves in a climate of rising homophobic violence. For two hours on Saturday, 50 eager pupils were taken through their paces by three champion Muay Thai practitioners showing them
REUTERS Taipei – A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei and it has people queuing up – both for pictures and for a bite from this bowl of noodles. Since the ‘The Ramen Boy’ launched the limited-edition noodle bowl on May 22, declaring in a social
Back in the 1980s, the Norwegian salmon industry found itself facing a major problem: it simply had too much salmon and not enough markets to which it could be sold. After much head-scratching, they decided to resolve the problem by introducing “Project Japan” and set out to convince first the Land of the Rising Sun
In what promises to be an exhilarating display of diversity, equality, and unity, Bangkok is all set to host an extraordinary Bangkok Pride Month celebration in June. Prepare to be dazzled as the city becomes a beacon of love, acceptance, and empowerment for the LGBTQIAN+ community and its allies. Throughout the month, Thailand’s vibrant capital
