Cliffe was 24 when she first visited Japan on a trip during a summer vacation ... “What did women (of this country) wish to express with their kimono?” she came to ask herself.

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart ... a 35-year-old woman from Italy ...

A staffer at kimono store Yumeori Honpo dresses a woman from ... kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear to want to try on traditional Japanese clothing ...

The Japanese town of Kojima is all about denim. The main road is named Jeans Street, pairs of jeans flap like flags overhead, the drinks vending machines at the railway station are plastered with ...

They decided the best use of the collection was to increase awareness of the role the kimono has played in Japanese culture, Masami said. Red kimonos are usually worn by younger women. (Sean Shanks) ...

About 55 of every 100,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander women under 50 were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, surpassing the rate for Black and Hispanic women and on par with the rate ...

Christina Kashiwada was traveling for work during the summer of 2018 when she ... About 11,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and about 1,500 ...

Like countless other people in Japan, 23-year-old Karin Ryo walked into a convenience store to do some shopping on the night of September 16. But while it’s unclear if Ryo ever obtained what she’d ...

A Japanese man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for secretly filming women bathing in hot springs. The 31-year-old, who hails from Fukushima, used a camera hidden in fake rocks for ...

A microsatellite built by women in Japan who had no experience in space development was launched into space last month and began operating in orbit around Earth. The women, who formed a group ...

Japan features lakes, temples, and forests that become alive in the fall when the surrounding foliage transitions from summer ...