The Tsushima Blue Quaker butterfly, an iconic symbol of Tsushima ... The "uraboshi" in its Japanese name means "back star" and refers to the black spots on the underside of its hind wings that ...

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96. She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private ...

So what if what if a brash American naval officer and a young Japanese girl met and fell ... Josh Shaws longtime dream of a bilingual Madama Butterfly comes to life at The Aratani Theatre in ...