It started as a joke over too much sake. It was 1975, in Kyoto, Japan. The American Fulbright student was dining with a motherly ex-geisha who had befriended her and with some of the other geisha, and ...

“Memoirs of a Geisha” is an enchanting, yet somewhat disturbing, story of a 9-year-old girl, Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who develops into a highly desirable geisha.The story begins with stormy emotion, as ...

When Geisha Soap was approached to be the title sponsor for the 5 th National Women’s Summit & Expo last year, it was a no-brainer to participate. As a brand, Geisha has been a champion for women and ...

The posters of geishas -- everywhere -- were driving Scott Tadashi Tsuchitani bonkers. "When I first saw those images throughout the city, it annoyed me," says the Bay Area native of the omnipresent ...

Real Geisha Real Women is a documentary by Peter MacIntosh about the lives of several women in Kyoto Japan of various generations who are or have been maiko and geiko the Kyoto terms for geisha Their ...

Unilever’s ever-popular family bar soap brand, Geisha, has been awarded the “Most Outstanding Brand Supporting Women Empowerment” at the recent Women’s Choice Awards Africa. This award is in ...

SHIMODA, Japan — With a few hesitant steps and the swoosh of kimono against a tatami-mat floor, it isn’t long before Awagiku finds her rhythm, moving with what comes close to perfection by the end of ...

What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There she is up where the air is thin, where men still outnumber ...

Radio reaches over 95 per cent of people worldwide and several radio stations in Africa have more than a million listeners each this is according to UNICEF report of 2014. Children accounts for about ...

It’s not just nature, good food and hot springs that attract visitors to the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. The popular resort area is also known for a culture and traditions that have been ...