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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stepped out in a silk Givenchy wedding dress to marry Prince Harry, the public spent months guessing who would have the honor of designing the royal gown. But ...

Japan's prime minister said Thursday the government should study the possibility of allowing women in the royal family to keep their imperial status after marriage. Japanese law requires female ...

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 ...

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 ...