Ariana Miyamoto was recently crowned as Japan Miss Universe. — -- Japan's newest beauty queen is fighting back against critics inside the country arguing that she is a foreigner because the ...

Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it's having a yet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dahvi Shira is an LA-based reporter who covers beauty and lifestyle. In recent months alone, J-beauty has seen even greater ...

The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday ...

Karolina Shiino, a naturalized Japanese citizen who was born in Ukraine, resigned two weeks after winning the Miss Japan crown. By Victoria Kim and Hisako Ueno The newly crowned Miss Japan 2024, ...