Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”. Today, kimonos are mostly worn by women on special ...

In South Korea, 28% of international marriages in 2023 involved American men, followed by 18% with Chinese men. Many South Korean and Japanese women are marrying Western men to escape traditional ...

Women were largely excluded from sake production until after World War II. Sake making has a history of more than a thousand years, with strong roots in Japan's traditional Shinto religion.

Women were largely excluded from sake production until after World War II. Sake making has a history of more than a thousand years, with strong roots in Japan’s traditional Shinto religion.

He felt a deep responsibility that his work be historically accurate, so he sourced all of his fabrics from Japan and rented traditional Japanese clothing from the Sengoku era so that he and his team ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...

The bandika, she says, is not a dress of choice for the traditional Mijikenda women. It is worn by girls or students performing folk songs. “One will need to pull threads along the grains of the ...

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TOKYO -- Lawmakers in Japan are often ... a morning coat and female members an afternoon dress, or other formal attire on the same scale. Quite a few Diet members wear traditional kimono and ...

Living in Japan as a foreigner is full of firsts, isn’t it? Your first job, your first expat apartment, your first wedding ...

As well as sake, the traditional Japanese brewing processes recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity can be used to make drinks like shōchū and awamori, and the seasoning ...