Entertainment Jun. 23, 2010
E3 Brief: Not seeing in 3D, but playing in 3D
While the people were cheering next door for basketball and film festival, there were 40,000 people came to Los Angeles Convention Center for E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) from June 15-17, 2010. Though the many people were expecting for the 3D phenomena. The innovation of "3D interface" seems to be the next level of TV gaming. Read more »
Entertainment Jun. 16, 2010
E3 Expo 2010 Photo Report
The quick photo report of E3 Expo, on June 15, 2010, the one of the biggest game show in the US. Check out a couple dozens pictures to experience the vibe of the expo. Read more »
Entertainment Jun. 3, 2010
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is seeking "more" for 2011
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is the annually held film festival with 20,000 attendance every year. We spotted David Magdael, co-director of LAAPFF and asked him about the film festival and its organization, Visual Communications. The 2010 program is now over. But Visual Communications has year-round program to attend. Also we encourage filmmakers to get ready to submit their films to LAAPFF for 2011. Read more »
Entertainment Jun. 3, 2010
LAAPFF 2010: Karin Anna Cheung and her recent visit to Japan
On May 6th, 2010, YokosoNews visited Aratani/Japan America Theatre to check out the Closing Night of Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2010. And we spotted Karin Anna Cheung, actor, singer/songwriter and artist, who starred in various Asian American films and TV. She told me that she just went to Japan this April. So we did the brief interview how was her visit to Japan. Read more »
Entertainment May. 27, 2010
Catch Japanese' love of insects from "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Don't miss this documentary which is playing across the US right now! In addition to Japanese' love to anime or cartoon, they have one more addiction, insect. Some spent a couple hundred dollars to collect beetles, or dragon flies to pet. They collect crickets to enjoy the sound. A New York-based animal keeper and docent at the American Museum of Natural History, Jessica Oreck, was facinated by the way Japanese treat the insects and its environment. And she tried to challenge the Western-way of viewing the nature by making the film, "Beetle Queen Conqures Tokyo" Read more »
Entertainment May. 26, 2010
"Cosplay in America" Book Release Party (Part 2) - Interviews
On Sunday, May 23, 2010, YokosoNews visited "Cosplay in America" Book Release Party. We interviewed about a dozen of Cosplayers on-site whether she/he was in the book or not. Why do they do cosplay? Read more »
Entertainment May. 25, 2010
"Cosplay in America" Book Release Party (Part 1)
On Sunday May 23, 2010, Royal/T was holding the book release party of "Cosplay in America" by Ejen Chuang. The music was mixed by Tune in Tokyo. We interviewed Ejen, Greg and Del from Tune in Tokyo, and many other cosplayers. Read more »
Entertainment May. 16, 2010
Aftershock LA Live Streaming
At Sun, 5/16/2010 11:30am (JST) or Sat 5/15/2010 7:30pm (PST), YokosoNews will broadcast a benefit event "Aftershock LA" for Build Change at Royal/T. Royal/T is the first J-pop cosplay art gallery and cafe in Cullver City, CA. And many Japanese artists are part of this event. So why don't we broadcast live? The event includes art auction, DJ music, dance performance, games and etc. This broadcast was organized at the last minutes. So prepare for all kind of problem! Read more »
Entertainment Apr. 30, 2010
James Kyson Lee Interview
On April 19, 2010, Katz from YokosoNews got the exclusive interview from James Kyson Lee. James is known for a several Japanese roles including Ando from NBC's "Heroes". Although he's Korean, he is very related to Japan. So we asked him a couple questions how he became an actor, and how he got the role of Ando. Also we asked him what he thought about the people complaining about non-Japanese actors are playing Japanese roles. Read more »
Entertainment Apr. 24, 2010
Japanese Actors in Hollywood
When I was covering Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2010, I met many Japanese actors on-site. And I was able to meet some of them as well. Although I've lived in LA for about 7 years, I've never really worked with Japanese actors. And I also had a question how they are doing in LA. If I am wondering about how they are doing in LA, I'm sure many people would wonder how they are doing.... so I decided to call a couple people, and decided to do a Ustream program about their lives. Read more »
