The head of a local geisha supporters' group in this northeastern Japan city has sparked controversy by saying, ...

For the last four years, one artist has been rebuilding the lost icons of the city in miniature form.

She commanded the weather,” Anjelica Huston intones with quiet awe. Speaking over the phone from her home outside of Los ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment districts of this ancient capital, left her job in November when she married. With an overseas ...

Aizome Bar in Brisbane is an intimate, 10-seater bar serving peach sparkling sake and pink watermelon coladas in surrounds ...

We have a legend. Anyone who dares to jump from the mountain, God will grant his wish. Long ago, a young man's parents were ill, so he jumped. He didn't die. He wasn't even hurt. He floated away, far ...

Maiko and others perform in the ...

Shademomo Iwasaki is a trailblazing contemporary artist whose work brings a powerful voice to today’s art scene. Born and raised in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Japanese mother, she draws deeply ...

He was con­sid­ered by many of his peers as larg­er than life and a gi­ant among men, and one who skil­ful­ly and pur­pose­ful­ly shaped T&T’s en­er­gy sec­tor while sit­ting on sev­er­al boards ...

Muzan Kibutsuji, the first demon, used different disguises and tricks to hide among humans while searching for a way to live ...