Carolina Shiino, 26, took the country’s title Monday ... Miyamoto was born to a Japanese mother and an African American father, and she was the first mixed-race woman to win the pageant.

Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy ... who has a Japanese mother and an African American father, also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to ...

Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued. In a message ...

When Carolina Shiino was recently adorned with the crown ... with her Japanese mother and her Haitian father, is generally perceived as being Japanese because she "looks" Japanese — despite ...