Japanese wedding attire has its origins in the traditions of Muromachi period (1333–1568) samurai. But pledging one’s troth in a Shintō ceremony is a surprisingly recent practice. Until the ...

Brenton's work has previously appeared in Billboard, Pigeons & Planes and Complex. Getty A wedding guest is airing their grievances online after a bride and groom changed their wedding plans and ...

The tradition of hanami involves observing the fleeting beauty of nature—and offers an important lesson about the importance of appreciating the small things in life.

Tomomi Miyajima, founder of Tokiya Japan, showed Good Morning Washington's Megan Clarke how to wear a traditional kimono.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed a lot of new information about the system yesterday, and one of the tidbits you may have noticed is that Japan is getting a Japanese-language only version of ...

Actress Jocelyn Choi, granddaughter of Hong Kong’s renowned “seafood tycoon” Choi Kai Yau, wore gold jewelry from head to toe during her wedding to Mikie, a Japanese financial expert. Actress Jocelyn ...

The spring wedding season is here, and while we’re not trying to upstage the bride, per se, we are doing the most to make sure our own outfits get a look-in on the big day. No matter where or ...

It’s nearly time for spring wedding guest dress shopping. If you’re like me, you may have already spent too many minutes scrolling through options online. I’m here to declare that with ...

The first time Sakata Kanako saw Vu Khac Linh was in 2019, when he nervously lingered outside a restaurant in Fukuoka, Japan, ...

A "great bathing" event to clean one of the largest bronze statues of Kobo Daishi in Japan was held at Imayama Daishi temple in the city of Nobeoka, M Full article Participants head for Pyongyang ...

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The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...