Japan is an ethnically homogenous country with ... pageant circuit and is unaffiliated with global competitions like Miss ...

The newly-crowned Miss Japan, Karolina Shiino, is flanked by her court after her coronation in Tokyo "There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese." ...

Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the recognition of her identity as Japanese. But her Caucasian look rekindled an old question in a country ...

The 26-year-old will miss Japan's two away trips in the 2026 World Cup final-round qualifiers this month, to Indonesia on Nov. 15 and China four days later. Ueda, who has three goals in the Dutch ...