Dressed in sky-blue kimonos adorned with flowers, dancers twist and twirl in unison before hundreds of spectators at the annual 'Miyako Odori' in Japan’s ancient capital.

Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.

Fans are feeling very hot n cold about the singer these days.

Many find gugak difficult to enjoy. Hard to understand. It feels slow and opaque. Perhaps we are too modern for it. Or ...

Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Kyoto city to begin a ...

Kiyoha Kiritaka says she left Kyoto's geisha world after experiencing sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, and more ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, the 8th edition of the National Women’s Summit & Expo (NWSE) convened on Friday, 13th March, bringing together Ghana’s leading women policymakers, ...

I didn’t think about my breasts being different from the white majority surrounding me again until that night.” ...

What’s wrong with prostitution? Those who see a great deal wrong with it say it degrades women obviously, men less obviously but no less in fact, and sexuality in general, reducing it to a sordid ...

The BBC Two show is back with a bang, and even this revelation shocked the presenter.