For a long time, however, cosplay was seen as nothing but a pastime by some fans because many “adults” raised an eyebrow at young people dressed up in outrageous costumes, given the persistent peer pressure of Japanese society.

Posts in recent days have ranged from the trivial to candid discussions of mental health, gender and sexuality, as well as China's current economic downturn, that are usually heavily censored on domestic Chinese platforms such as Weibo.

The proposals come following widespread public anger a few months ago over the exorbitant cost of some tickets to see Britpop band Oasis's reunion tour this year.

French director Jacques Audiard's Mexico-set Emilia Perez took four prizes, including best comedy or musical film, while The Brutalist was named best drama and also picked up best actor for Adrien Brody, who plays a Hungarian Holocaust survivor.

Emilia Perez, which is almost entirely in Spanish, is hoping to throw down the gauntlet in the race to the Academy Awards, which will take place in early March.

Indonesia, with its abundant natural resources and large demographic, is preparing for its demographic peak in 2045, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of its independence.

Deaths related to HIV, which are generally caused by other diseases during the late stages of AIDS, fell by about 40 percent to below a million a year, a study has found. 

The Public Health Agency of Canada said this travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa.

The serious health condition affected around 14 percent of all adults worldwide in 2022, compared to seven percent in 1990, according to the new analysis in The Lancet journal.

Ghosh "has delved deeply into the question of how to do justice to this existential threat that defies our imagination," the prize committee said in a statement.

The moment when the first members of the extended human family called hominins adapted to life in desert or tropical forests marks "a turning point in the history of human survival and expansion in extreme environments."

Community Notes on Meta Platforms will be enabled for organic content, a source said. Organic content are posts that Meta hasn't been paid to promote.

Today's smart glasses, all paired with smartphone apps, increasingly resemble traditional eyewear.

Researchers examined genetic data from 388 wild chimpanzees in 18 countries, documenting adaptations driven by the nature of their habitat and revealing previously unknown genetic diversity within this species shaped by local conditions.

As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, the world has seen immense developments in science and technology. In parallel, education has evolved accordingly to keep up with the ever changing demands of the global economy to properly prepare students for their futures.

Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise. But a large new United States study published in JAMA Network Open on Monday indicates there may also be cognitive benefits associated with the popular pastime.

The baths excavated at the Roman villa make up "one of the largest private thermal complexes" found so far in the ancient city, near Naples, which was devastated when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago.

The artist was a nomad for years because of a crackdown on her paintings, installations and performances, which were viewed as provocative in Indonesia.

An enigmatic artist who turned his hand to arthouse and blockbuster film, television, painting and music, Lynch was considered one of US cinema's great auteurs.

Hussain collaborated with musicians including George Harrison from The Beatles, Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead and jazz musician John Handy in a career spanning decades.

Over nearly 60 years, New Zealander John McArthur collected more than 20,000 specimens, a kaleidoscope of colour and life that he painstakingly pinned into hundreds of boxes that lined the walls of his home.

Across the world, in protesters demanding an end to Israel's war in Gaza have worn the black-and-white keffiyeh head scarf, a symbol of Palestinian self-determination.

"Climatic challenges across both hemispheres are once again major contributors to the reduced global production volume."

Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), its first since 2021. 

Mizutani Shuzo is among the growing number of sake breweries using a digital tool developed by the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau to automatically calculate the degree of fermentation of sake and present the data in graph form.

Since 2019, Japan has caught whales in its own waters after abandoning under international pressure hunting for "scientific purposes" in the Antarctic Ocean and the North Pacific, with the catch list was limited to sei, minke, and Bryde's whales. But this year, fin whales, the planet's second-largest animal, were added and on Aug. 1 the first killed.

The sheer number of COVID-19 deaths has made it easy to forget that behind the statistics lie stories lived by individuals who could and should have continued on. In “People, not numbers”, The Jakarta Post remembers their lives through the eyes of those who knew them best.

The sheer number of COVID-19 deaths has made it easy to forget that behind the statistics lie stories lived by individuals who could and should have continued on. In “People, not numbers”, The Jakarta Post remembers their lives through the eyes of those who knew them best.

The sheer number of COVID-19 deaths has made it easy to forget that behind the statistics lie stories lived by individuals who could and should have continued on.

Christine Hakim is one of Indonesia’s most well-known actors. Her latest major role in the HBO series The Last of Us has garnered her even more international recognition.

Legendary entertainer Dorce Gamalama passed away on Wednesday after battling COVID-19 and diabetes complications. As an Indonesian icon, her life story is celebrated by many, including non-LGBT people. 

How We Can Do Better is a new regular column that delves into various industries through the perspectives of its practitioners, and in what ways the industry could improve. In this first installment, we delve into Indonesia’s graphic design industry.