Journalist and filmmaker Yayoi Lena Winfrey is looking for more Japanese “war brides” to interview as she completes the filming for her feature-length documentary film, “War Brides of Japan.” With ...

In a unique ceremony that signals the deepening emotional bonds between humans and artificial intelligence, a Japanese woman, Yurina Noguchi, recently married an AI-generated persona named Lune Klaus ...

The night before, she was still plain Miss Shoda, but from the moment her mother called her at 5 the next morning, she was already “Your Highness.” “Take care of yourself,” said a relative who had ...

A value system regarding family members and relatives, which people are usually not very aware of, emerges in wedding ceremonies. When I attend Japanese weddings, the part that interests me as a ...

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TOKYO -- Back in the 1980s, a wedding reception in Japan was something to see. Brides changed clothes two or three times. The guests -- and there were often hundreds -- were treated to expensive ...

Hiroko Furukawa met GI Samuel “Bill” Tolbert of Pine City at a PX in Toyko. They married in 1951. Hiroko, who came from an upper-class family, was daughter of a decorated Japanese Army officer. The ...

Masako and Irvine McConney Sr. drove from California to New York in 1955. Along the way several hotels and restaurants denied Irvine entry, so they slept and ate in the car. Courtesy of the McConney ...