Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naomi Hibino says her initial response was to “go numb” upon learning that she and her fellow hair and makeup artists had been ...

Kabuki actors, Kikunosuke Onoe, left, and the eighth Kikugoro Onoe, right, attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents's Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuri ...

TOKYO — Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and special events every few years. Now, ...