A woman wearing a kimono and walking on the street on China's National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, which fell on Monday, was severely criticized and educated. Local police in ...

OSAKA, Japan – A 114-year-old Japanese woman, the daughter of a kimono maker, has been recognized as the world's oldest woman. Misao Okawa said Wednesday that she was "very happy" to receive the ...

It is an adept killing machine, bigger than a man with a deadly bite. But one brave woman tied a slab of meat to her and outran a Komodo Dragon as part of a daring television sketch. Ayako Imoto, an ...

More than 5 million people have watched Sumire Morino, 20, shred the slopes in a red kimono. Morino wore a long-sleeved furisode kimono to mark Coming of Age Day in Japan. Her fashion decision marks a ...

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This summer, China's online cultural warfare against Japan reached new heights after a series of Japan-related controversies, such as the cancellation of Summer Matsuri festivals in several cities.

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Nicolas Cage is back on the dating scene. The actor and a mystery date were spotted at sushi hotspot Asanebo in Los Angeles on Friday. Cage wore a black suit and tie with a white button up, while his ...

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KITA-KYUSHU—Fukuoka prefectural police arrested a man here on Jan. 24 on suspicion he smeared ink on a woman’s kimono while she was on her way to a Coming-of-Age ceremony. Yoshinori Hirai, a ...