KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment ... For example, she had a kimono made on the motif of ume (Japanese plum) and snow, which is ...

Sanrio's Hello Kitty oozes elegance and refinement in a new limited-edition doll release, inspired by Edo's long history of handcrafted woodmaking.

Tokyo Creative Salon - an annual celebration of ingenuity in fashion, design and various other fields of art and craft - unfolded across 10 iconic districts of the vibrant Japanese capital from March ...

We ventured out of the hotel in search of some dinner, only to find ourselves in another bar (whoops!) This time, the bartender, Sam, wandered over to say hello, and, learning it was our honeymoon, ...

With her far older American husband, comic Jack Douglas, she made her first U.S. television appearance in 1961 wearing a traditional kimono on The ... “with a young geisha girl in training.” ...

To their horrified elders, the new mambo-garu (mambo girl) was little better than the new sutorippu, or stripteaser, who was rivaling the traditional geisha as a professional entertainer.

Historic kimono purveyor Yamato has enlisted its Yamato Lab team and the manufacturers at Tailor Toyo to reinterpret its ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

What Is a Traditional IRA? A traditional individual retirement account (IRA) is a retirement savings account that lets you invest pre-tax income to save for retirement. The key feature of this ...

d3sign / Getty Images A traditional individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the most common ways to save for retirement due to its tax advantages. These accounts are also commonly used ...

Are you looking for unique pieces to cherish or give as a gift? “Unico – Il mercato del fatto a mano” is for you. On Saturday, April 12 in Piazza dei Signori you will find makers, artisans ...