YUKUHASHI, Fukuoka Prefecture--Sophia Fukushima thought she was “rather bad” at writing essays, but last summer she decided to put into words something that has bothered her for most of her young life ...

“Excuse me, are you hafu?” the taxi driver asked. Anna, a woman of mixed Japanese and American heritage, was in a taxi en route to a party in Tokyo last year when she was asked that question, and says ...

Ariana Miyamoto crowned Miss Universe-Japan, endured abuse after winning the crown because she is Hafu. Ariana Miyamoto, who is part African-American, became the first biracial person to represent ...

The number of Japanese citizens marrying foreign nationals has been increasing at a rapid pace, and every year more than 20,000 children are born in Japan to such international couples. These ...

A Japanese-Belgian photographer who has interviewed half-Japanese people with backgrounds from nearly 100 countries released a book this month. The book is a culmination of Tetsuro Miyazaki’s ...

For 18-year-old model Rina Fukushi, Tokyo is home. But growing up as a mixed-race child in Japan wasn’t always easy. With a Japanese-American father and a Filipina mother, Fukushi was one of a growing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia in the 21st-century world economy. When I was a child in Japan in the 1950s, I attended a boys-only primary ...

Rumay Wang, who goes by Hafu, owes her start in gaming to a bad case of mono — at least somewhat. She spent her recovery at home resting, which gave her ample opportunity to hone her skills. In the ...