A Japanese woman who was born to Ukrainian parents has sparked a debate after being crowned Miss Japan 2024. Carolina Shiino, 26, from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, became the first naturalised Japanese ...

Sitting lost in your own world, as the train trundles on, you find your gaze drifting to a person seated opposite. At first they’re just a blur in your traveling eyes, but then the details register: ...

With just over six months until the Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin, here are a few of the biggest women’s sports storylines to know: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, and Allyson Felix all have the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What struck me most this time wasn’t just how well-dressed everyone was (though they were), but how fresh and intentional it all ...

TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.

A woman with spiky, dyed blonde hair sits submerged in a bath strewn with red rose petals. She is naked, aside from a pair of swimming goggles just visible above the water line. This is one of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...

I just got back from Tokyo, and it confirmed what I’ve always known: When it comes to fashion, Japanese girls are at least two steps ahead. While Paris is still synonymous with quiet luxury and ...