Hair is a hot commodity these days. A graduate student in Japan was reportedly arrested this week “on suspicion of causing bodily harm by cutting off around 35 centimeters (about 14 inches) of a woman ...

A lawsuit by a Japanese high school student has shone a light on the touchy issue of “black hair” policies and brown-hair registries in schools throughout Japan. An 18-year-old girl brought a lawsuit ...

MIAMI — Pieces of hair cut from the head of pop singer Justin Bieber went on display in Miami Tuesday to raise money for relief efforts in Japan. At the Lucky Strike Lanes in Miami, bodyguards were on ...

Lady Gaga's arrival in Tokyo for the Japan leg of her "Born This Way Ball" world tour was a colorful experience for the hundreds of fans who waited for hours to greet her at Narita International ...

Alexis Ryoko Nishizawa has spent the last nine years perfecting how to style her naturally curly hair. And as she’s explained on her Instagram page, she’s “obsessed” with it. With the self-styled ...

It wasn’t until he moved to Tokyo for college that Michael Nakano began to experiment with his hair. Growing up in Osaka, his “very, very local” high school had strict rules on hair, just as many ...

A Japanese schoolgirl is suing her local government, after she says her school made her repeatedly dye her naturally brown hair black in keeping with the institute’s ban on hair coloring. The ...

IIZUKA, Fukuoka -- Can getting one's hair styled lead to improved athletic performance? A sports psychologist in Japan suggested that the act can "create a state of positive emotions for a game." A ...

Giant strides to prevent and cure baldness are being made in medical labs around the world. The latest announcement comes from Japan’s largest research organization RIKEN, which has teamed up with two ...