CNN

What it means to be a mixed-race model in Japan

For 18-year-old model Rina Fukushi, Tokyo is home. But growing up as a mixed-race child in Japan wasn’t always easy. With a Japanese-American father and a Filipina mother, Fukushi was one of a growing ...
New York Post

Ukrainian-born model crowned Miss Japan – but critics question if she’s Japanese enough

Critics are questioning whether the newest Miss Japan is Japanese enough after a Ukrainian-born model took the crown. Carolina Shiino, 26, took the country’s title Monday night in Tokyo, but not ...
CNN

‘I am absolutely Japanese’: Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant

The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday ...