Hiroko Furukawa met GI Samuel “Bill” Tolbert of Pine City at a PX in Toyko. They married in 1951. Hiroko, who came from an upper-class family, was daughter of a decorated Japanese Army officer. The ...

Journalist and filmmaker Yayoi Lena Winfrey is looking for more Japanese “war brides” to interview as she completes the filming for her feature-length documentary film, “War Brides of Japan.” With ...

Dale Burk brought his bride, Wakako, to Trego, after getting being stationed by the U.S. Navy in Tokyo. Wakako, known as Katie, worked at the Elks Lodge in Kalispell for 35 years; she died two years ...

It's not the kind of job most Harvard women look for. WANTED: Princess/Future Empress. Qualifications. Shorter than the 5-foot-5 prince, virgin, no pierced ears. But after some high-pressure ...

Wakako Kondoh Burk at bride school in Yokosuka, Japan in 1957. The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of ...

The night before, she was still plain Miss Shoda, but from the moment her mother called her at 5 the next morning, she was already “Your Highness.” “Take care of yourself,” said a relative who had ...

During the early 20th century, Japanese matchmakers would arrange marriages between single women in Japan seeking husbands in Hawai‘i, and Japanese bachelors in Hawai‘i who desired to marry and raise ...

Japan's prime minister said Thursday the government should study the possibility of allowing women in the royal family to keep their imperial status after marriage. Japanese law requires female ...

Lee Min-woo becomes a father of two daughters. In KBS2 'Living Men Season 2' (hereinafter 'Living Men'), which aired on the 16th, Lee Min-woo's daily life heading to Japan to meet a beautiful ...