There are more beauty salons in Japan than there are konbinis (convenience stores). Currently, the ratio is around 250,000 beauty salons to 56,000 konbinis. In Omotesando, Tokyo, a battleground for ...

SHIMODA, Japan — With a few hesitant steps and the swoosh of kimono against a tatami-mat floor, it isn’t long before Awagiku finds her rhythm, moving with what comes close to perfection by the end of ...

Tsumami kanzashi are Japanese hair ornaments that were worn by geisha and young daughters of the nobility in a tradition dating back hundreds of years. They're complex and gorgeous, and the craft is ...

ATAMI, Japan (Reuters Life!) - Pictures of Kokin graced newspapers across Japan after her 98th birthday this year. But Kokin wasn't too thrilled with the festivities focused on her age, for she is a ...

With naturally russet brown hair and blue eyes, Dr. Fiona Graham is not your average geisha, should such a thing exist. In fact, Sayuki, to use the name she goes by, meaning "Transparent Happiness" is ...