Japan has ambassadors to more than 150 countries. Earlier this year, the Foreign Ministry appointed three more – "kawaii" (cute) ambassadors whose job is to travel abroad to introduce Japanese pop ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. One of the more colourful off-piste events at New York fashion week last month was Tokyo Fashion Festa, a celebration ...

TOKYO -- Ever seen an ambassador dressed from head to foot in pastel frills? How about a diplomatic envoy in a mini-skirted school uniform? In a bid to raise its international profile, Tokyo has ...