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.

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 ...

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 ...

elegant garments that reminded her not so much of Japan but of royalty. "I didn't know those dresses were kimono," says Harris, an elementary school teacher in her 40s now living in Chiba Prefecture.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO – The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 – almost 90 per cent of them women – government data showed on Sept 17. The figures further ...

THE number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 – almost 90 per cent of them women – government data showed on Tuesday (Sep 17). The figures further highlight ...