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‘Geisha paparazzi’ are back in Kyoto – and the Japanese city is ready to take action
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGeisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese...
The Rich Cultural History of Netflix’s New Show The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNana Mori and Natsuki Deguchi star as characters Kiyo and Sumire in the new manga adaptation series...
Memoirs of a Geisha Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRob Marshall and Robin Swicord’s 2005 historical film Memoirs of a Geisha follows Chiyo Sakamoto, a...
If You Don't Have Kanazawa, Japan, on Your Radar...What Are You Even Doing?
Cosmopolitan via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJust a Case to Visit Kanazawa, JapanMaxwell Losgar Japan has been one of my dream travel...
Japan’s Finest Filmmaker Makes His Netflix Series Debut: Should You Watch?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNetflixHirokazu Kore-eda (After Life, Shoplifters) is one of international cinema’s most celebrated...
The Japanese gown uniting Freddie Mercury, the Jedi and Bjork
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFreddie Mercury adored them and collected them as he travelled across Japan on tour. George Lucas...
Mt. Fuji no more: Japanese town erects huge black screen to deter crowds of selfie-seeking tourists
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA town is Japan has got so fed up with tourists that they have built a huge fence blocking the view...
Royal Opera to stage ‘Madame Butterfly’ with racist parts removed after 'year-long consultation'
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBritish opera company the Royal Opera will stage a version of the classical opera “Madame Butterfly”...
Margie Cullen: I'm running Boston Marathon to forge bonds with Kyoto, Japan
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoIn Japan, there’s a culture of hospitality called omotenashi, sometimes translated as selfless...
Gwen Stefani is only the latest glaring example of cultural appropriation in pop music
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls pose for a portrait during the 2004 Billboard Music Awards.Frank...