Kimono-like garments were already worn as early as the Kofun period (300-538), introduced by Chinese envoys to the Tang Dynasty court; but when they stopped sending envoys to China, a cultural ...

A special exhibition tracing the evolution of the kimono, from its inception in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) to outfits designed by modern-day rock stars, has kicked off at the Tokyo National ...

KITA-KYUSHU—Fukuoka prefectural police arrested a man here on Jan. 24 on suspicion he smeared ink on a woman’s kimono while she was on her way to a Coming-of-Age ceremony. Yoshinori Hirai ...