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December month was a tough one, and I do not just refer to the exams and many assignments. As most of you probably have herd, we lost one of our ASP students under tragic circumstances; Esin, may you rest in peace. But, as it tends to do, life goes on and every student in Copenhagen [...]

The world’s focus on China has been intense during the past years. China’s economy is booming and it is widely acknowledged that the growth is largely driven by export of low-price goods. China is not an innovation driven society and the Chinese engineers and scientists have not been recognized as having innovative skills and creativity. [...]

Dinner: 50 kr. Snaps: 5 kr. Watching random people in elf costumes making out: Priceless! It’s that time of year again – time for caroling, dancing, and eating delicious food. And of course to go to the one place where you can do all these things together – the ASP Christmas Party! It all went [...]

who, or more precisely, what are these people?! Last month I went through the different styles of Harajuku, but Harajuku is not the only fashion style in Tokyo. Oh no, there is in fact also a quite exciting, different, and somewhat disturbing fashion sense present in Tokyo. I came across this weird yet amusing fashion [...]

With the advent of Internet access throughout the Chinese diaspora, a distinct Chinese Internet culture has evolved. It is somewhat exclusive and unique to the Chinese, yet also takes strong cues from stronger and more established Internet cultures – in particular the Japanese and the Anglo-Saxon presence on the Internet. Speakers of Chinese have evolved [...]

In the jungle of Japan’s music industry, you will find lots and lots of different artists. There is a great danger to get lost and drown in all that weird music. But surely, every country has their own superstar. Kumi Koda (倖田 來未) is Japan’s Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera (you-name-it) R’n’B/pop-queen. Sexy and sweet, she is [...]