T OKYO — The kimono is one of the most recognizable forms of national dress, wielding its influence in fashion, art and media. At the Tokyo National Museum, “The Modern Kimono,” featuring ...

Women have the power to pass down skills to ... “It is about the whirling and turning of the Sufi dervish. Our frill kimonos are made from two different saris and it has this voluminous twirl ...

KITAKYUSHU -- Some 4,600 new adults dressed in flashy kimonos and other attire attended a coming-of-age ceremony here on Jan. 12, one day before Coming-of-Age Day. Although the age of adulthood in ...