Karolina Shiino, the Ukrainian-born Japanese model has given up her Miss Japan crown and title and people are wondering why. They also want to know more about her affair with a married doctor and its ...

CORRECTS NAME SPELLING: Contestants including Carolina Shiino, who won the Miss Nippon (Japan) Grand Prix, center, pose for a photo after the contest in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Crowned Miss ...

Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname. Critics say it violates women's rights and, unless the rule is scrapped, all Japanese could be surnamed Sato in 500 years.

The controversial Ukrainian-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a magazine exposed her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino, 26, wrote on Instagram Monday ...

Miss Japan Carolina Shiino is reportedly in a “close relationship” with a married cosmetic doctor, according to an investigation by Japanese weekly Shukan Bunshun. The Ukraine-born Miss Japan, who has ...

Under Japanese law it's long been illegal for spouses to use different surnames. In fact, it's the only country in the world that still enforces such a rule for its citizens. But now there are growing ...

In short: The Ukrainian-born winner of the 2024 Miss Japan competition, Karolina Shiino, has handed back her title. A magazine article revealed she had an affair with a married man. What's next? The ...

Women's rights advocates in Japan have struggled for decades for the right of married couples to have different last names. Japan is the only country where they're required to use one surname, which ...