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Ukrainian-born model crowned Miss Japan sparks national identity debate
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPageant bosses claimed Ms Shiino is 'more Japanese than we are' - MISS JAPAN ASSOCIATION A Ukrainian...
Ukrainian-born Japanese woman sparks debate after being crowned Miss Japan
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Japanese woman who was born to Ukrainian parents has sparked a debate after being crowned Miss...
Naomi Osaka Became a Mega-Celebrity in Japan Overnight. Then the Questions Started Coming.
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe rising sun reached Nemuro at 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, illuminating the small fishing...
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes title over affair with ‘muscle doctor’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoKarolina Shiino says 'confusion and fear' prevented her from telling the truth about her...
Ukrainian-born model Carolina Shiino crowned Miss Japan, ignites debate
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUkraine-born Carolina Shiino is the latest Miss Japan winner. “I may look different, but I have unwavering confidence that I am Japanese,” she said.
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan rekindles an old question: What does it mean to be Japanese?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCrowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the...
‘I am absolutely Japanese’: Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoKarolina Shiino, who has lived in Nagoya since she was 5, told CNN she was “happy to be recognized”...
How beauty pageants became home to an ugly culture war
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs a child growing up in the Eighties, I used to watch Miss World. Or rather, my mother did. From...
Foreign-born Miss Japan sparks debate on what it means to be Japanese
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe crowning of Ukrainian-born model Karolina Shiino as the winner of the Miss Japan contest this week has triggered a social media debate on what it means to be, and look, Japanese. The 26- ...