Tourists wanting to join tea parties and try the combination of matcha powered green tea and yoga are flocking to the Matcha ...

While “sento” public bathhouses continue to shutter nationwide, a long-established operator is planning to open its second location in the heart of Tokyo’s hip Harajuku district. The second bathhouse ...

Earlier this month, Gwen Stefani’s new TV show Kuu Kuu Harajuku premiered on Nickelodeon. The children’s animated program focuses on four music making, crime-fighting characters, the Harajuku Girls, ...

While Stefani’s Harajuku era launched nearly 20 years ago, it’s back in the news due to an interview the singer gave to Allure magazine to mark the launch of her new vegan beauty brand, GXVE Beauty.

In 2004, if there had been an unofficial Queen of Cultural Appropriation, there is no doubt (pun intended) that Gwen Stefani would have worn the crown. The singer had previously committed a multitude ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The singer ignited further controversy by insisting 'I'm Japanese' while addressing accusations of cultural appropriation. Gwen ...

No, Gwen Stefani, your father frequently traveling between California and Japan for work does not make you Japanese. This is an almost laughably absurd clarification to have to make, but during a ...

Here, one weary longtime fan — and fellow lover of Japan and its pop culture — reflects on her own shifting Gwen fandom, and Stefani's continued career of cultural appropriation. The track had already ...

Harajuku today bustles with domestic and international visitors, the crowds as lively as if they were at a festival. Like Asakusa or Shibuya, the trendsetting district is one of Tokyo’s top tourist ...

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