known in the sport as a “heel,” complete with outlandish Kabuki-like facial makeup, chains, sticks and a grotesque scowl. She loomed large as a symbol of fearless and defiant womanhood.

Prosecutors indicted popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in a case that has riveted Japan for aiding and abetting in the suicide of his parents in May. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors ...

While the beauty industry has recently made strides toward inclusivity with expanded shade ranges, marginalized communities have often felt that this integral form of self-express ...