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 ...

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 ...

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 ...