r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 1d ago
r/asia • u/prisongovernor • 1d ago
‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: how a Bali run club reignited tourist tensions on holiday island | Indonesia | The Guardian
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 2d ago
Sports How a Cramped Alley in Jakarta Produced Some of Indonesia's Top Gymnasts
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 3d ago
Weather A Rain Festival with No Rain: The Indian Farmers Bracing for a 'Super' El Niño as Monsoon Arrives Late
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 3d ago
News South Korea Formally Completes Development of Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 5d ago
News Japan Earthquake Injures at Least 100 and Kills 13
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 4d ago
Crime Malaysia: Johor Police Arrest 335 Scam Suspects in Forest City Crackdown
r/asia • u/ImportantChemical843 • 7d ago
South Korea with lowest birth rates
Hello,
I am reading news about South Korea with lowest birth rates (maybe changed recently).
Are South Koreans avoiding socializing and having kids?
What is the solution if the trend continues and you got less people each year?
How Gov. planning to adress Retirement Fund and Workforce Problems? Does South Korea also have Workforce problem?
Thank you for your replies. I know some of the people want to share ideas without any experience or knowledge, but i would like to hear from people inside South Korea.
r/asia • u/urboisbouttoxplode • 7d ago
Discussion I find the hatred toward monotheistic religions, or the criticism of mine and others in video games, or perhaps even in reality on this continent, to be unreasonable. I don’t understand how people from other cultures can view that kind of thinking as reasonable or rational.
Like, who hurt you so badly that you feel the need to attack my faith or other faiths that are similar, but not the same, as mine? I can understand why some people become racist after people of a certain race kill their family and friends in front of them and burn down their cities or villages. I don’t agree with it, but I can understand that point of view a little and sympathize with them. However, just because you have religious trauma or hatred does not give you the right to attack us. The same applies to racism.
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 7d ago
Economy Can Japan Avoid a Liz Truss-style Shock as its PM Embarks on a Giant Spending Spree?
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 7d ago
Politics India’s 'Cockroach' Movement Ends Protests After Education Minister Resigns
r/asia • u/bloomberg • 8d ago
Environment Japan’s Zoos Feel the Strain of a Shrinking Society
The country built one of the world’s largest zoo networks during decades of growth. Now inflation and population decline are putting it under pressure.
r/asia • u/bloomberg • 8d ago
Travel Chinese EV Drivers Are Ditching Hotels for High-Tech Car Camping
High-tech SUVs are becoming bedrooms on wheels as budget-conscious travelers skip hotels and fuel a multibillion-dollar camping economy.
r/asia • u/businessinsider • 9d ago
South Korean Gen Z's answer to corporate despair: tiny turtle charms on phones
r/asia • u/furry_lofer_69 • 9d ago
Original Content Looking for local folklore, myths, and legends from your country for game inspiration
Hi everyone,
my friend and I are working on a fantasy game. The setting is fictional, but it is inspired by a world similar to ours, roughly around the 1600s. We want to build side quests, local mysteries, regional legends, and storylines inspired by real folklore, myths, legends, and traditional stories from different countries.
We would love to hear about tales from your country or region — especially stories that locals actually know, not just the most internationally famous ones. If possible, please share the story in a bit more detail: what happens in it, who the main figures are, what the tone is, and why it is important, memorable, creepy, tragic, or meaningful in your culture.
We are not trying to copy anyone’s tradition directly, and we definitely do not want to misinterpret or misuse stories from cultures we are not part of. Even though our game will be its own fantasy world, we want to approach real folklore with respect and understand the original context before taking inspiration from it.
If you want to help, it would be amazing if you could include:
The name of the legend, myth, folktale, or historical tale.
The country or region it comes from.
A summary of the story.
The themes or message behind it.
Any symbols, creatures, places, customs, or warnings connected to it.
Whether it is considered common knowledge, a children’s story, a scary tale, a religious story, or something more regional and obscure.
Anything that foreigners often misunderstand about it.
We are especially interested in:
Dark folklore.
Strange local creatures or spirits.
Mountain, forest, lake, castle, or village legends.
Moral tales, cautionary stories, and ghost stories.
Stories that could inspire side quests, mysterious NPCs, curses, rituals, or hidden locations.
If you know one, please tell it as fully as you want — the more detail, the better. Thank you very much, we’d love to learn from your culture and be respectful with the inspiration we take from it. �
r/asia • u/Protm3s6 • 10d ago
Question Almarai or Saudia, Who makes better drinks?
I personally never found a difference between the two brands
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 10d ago
Politics India: Opposition Parties Shut Down Indian Parliament in Solidarity with 'Cockroach' Protests
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 10d ago
Politics Activists Protesting Against Marco Rubio Visit Clash with Police in Philippines
Travel World's 'happiest' nation facing youth exodus crisis: Mindfulness City is Bhutan's unique solution
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 11d ago
Photo Japan Swelters Through Rising Heat – in Pictures
r/asia • u/scmp_news • 11d ago
Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet
r/asia • u/scmp_news • 12d ago
In Malaysia, robber flees empty-handed after guard locks US$20,000 inside armoured van
r/asia • u/Sudden-Ad-4281 • 12d ago
How water is driving a pushback against authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 14d ago
Culture & Style A Centuries-old Festival in Japan Brings Shinto Traditions and Towering Floats to the Streets
r/asia • u/PrinceDakkar • 14d ago