Malaysian-born independent film director Lim Kah-Wai embarks on a journey from Okinawa to Hokkaido to visit 22 mini-theaters in Japan. He interviews staffs and owners there as they struggle in a shrinking market and the COVID19 pandemic
Independent filmmaker Hirobumi Watanabe stars as a version of himself in Your Lovely Smile, a Lim Kah-wai-directed film that celebrates venues with unique personalities and long, storied histories.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 Hong Kong Noodle disappeared from the culinary scene because of the pandemic and fans who loved their fragrant chilli oil and tender beef brisket noodles.
Takeshi Murayama’s stylish first feature about somewhat intertwining lives in Tokyo looks like a slick music video, but its characters are mostly two-dimensional.
NTU scientists design new compound that could help reduce overactive immune response
When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response to fight this invader. In some people, the immune system overreacts, resulting in an overactive immune response that causes the body to injure itself, which may prove fatal in some cases.
Now, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a compound that could help to reduce this overactivation without impairing the body s entire immune response.
An overactive immune system leads to many autoimmune disorders - when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues - such as rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. More recently, it has also been linked to severe COVID-19 infections, in which immune-system signalling proteins ramp up to dangerous levels, leading to damage to the body s own cells.