Ten years ago, Ariana Miyamoto, the multiracial daughter of a Japanese woman and an African American man, won Miss Universe Japan 2015 eliciting a huge public response. Read also: Japan and ...

The universe has a new beauty queen: Riyo Mori, 20, of Japan. Of the five finalists – those representing Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the United States and Venezuela – the first won the Miss ...

Ariana Miyamoto, a native of Nagasaki who has a Japanese mother and an African American father, also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2015.

The 73rd Miss Universe pageant has concluded in Mexico ... the Miss International 2024 beauty pageant recently took place in Japan, where Ukraine was represented by 19-year-old Sofia Zghoba.

Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued.