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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emiko Kasmauski was working at a dance club in Yokosuka, Japan, in 1951 when she met the handsome sailor with wire-rimmed glasses. In her, he found a bride. In him, she found a ticket out of post-war ...

Lucy Craft, Karen Kasmauski and Kathryn Tolbert on their documentary and a new exhibit honoring their research and work The post How these three women are preserving the legacies of Japanese war ...

A bride in critical condition in Japan has a life-saving flight home to the U.S. scheduled. Just a few weeks after their "dream wedding," Sarah Danh, 27, and Luke Gradl, 28, traveled to Tokyo for ...

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 ...