"The origin of this garment lies in its Sanskrit name, kasaya, later adapted into Chinese as jiasha, meaning Buddhist ...

KISEKI also accepts interns from Japan and elsewhere. Yamada aims to provide a platform for the interns and Rwandan mothers to “support each other and learn from each other.” Japan’s Nissan Motor to ...

KIGALI — Several women in brightly colored aprons busily ... is provided to 14 other single mothers, who then make traditional African batik products that are sold through Kiseki. The Japan News The ...

You’ll often spot kimono-clad residents wandering the streets of Kanazawa. And not just Japanese – foreign ... in Kanazawa is filled with traditional buildings called "chaya" houses used for eating ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party that ...

The suspect in a case involving the death of a 37-year-old woman on a remote Tokyo island has told police investigators that the victim died by suicide, people familiar with the investigation said ...

The woman who shared the experience in a video on X, recounted her surprise at finding a slice of Karnataka in the bustling Japanese capital. A Mysuru-inspired cafe has captured attention in Tokyo ...

"They quickly rushed to the scene and saved the woman without regard for their own safety." (Japanese original by Honami Hayashi, Chiba Bureau) ...

JAPAN: In Tokyo, an unexpected phenomenon is unfolding behind the walls of Tochigi Women’s Prison ... resembling nursing homes rather than traditional correctional facilities.

Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside ...