Before Norie Uematsu became a pastry chef, she waited all year for shave-ice season at home in Japan. Now, she decides when that season begins and ends. At Cha-an Teahouse, in the East Village of New ...

TOKYO — A member of a hugely popular Japanese girl band has shaved her head and issued a tearful videotaped apology for violating the megagroup's no-dating rule, sparking a national debate over ...

Pubic hair styles-and how we deal with them-have changed radically over the years. From rocking a full bush to trying a bare Brazilian, we have pretty much tried it all. In fact, 84 percent of women ...

There have been a lot of reports on the growing problem of customer harassment in Japan, which can range from rude language to threats of physical violence. Perhaps because it appears in so many ...

Watch as this woman, once known as the real life Rapunzel of Japan, faces the heartbreaking journey of losing it all to alopecia. Rin Kambe, from Tokyo, Japan, previously hit headlines for her ...

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PHOENIX — There is a new shave ice shop that is making frozen waves in Arizona! With four flavors and a rotating fifth, there is something for everyone and the only place you can find this tropical ...