Pledge comes in the wake of 2.2 million-yen lawsuit from naturally brown-haired schoolgirl in Osaka.
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Our reporter travels all the way to Spain to meet an artistic hair stylist whose technique is a little sharper than usual.
Hiring managers sound off on different ‘dos, plus how much hair dyeing is acceptable for men or women.
“Refresh your soul and hair!” is the slogan of the first white-hair-removal specialty store in Japan.
We try Tenka Torimasu‘s latest girl-flavored chicken and learn there really is no dignified way of ordering it.
Akihabara’s awesome Off Kai is a hair salon by otaku and for otaku, and SoraNews24 stopped by for a trim.
Our in-house bargain beauty buff has found yet another method to upgrade his locks. How shiny can a 100-yen camellia oil brush make your hair?
Hair care brand shines a light on outdated practice that forces women to sport the “job-hunting hairstyle” in order to gain employment.
SoraNews24 sends our thrifty reporter to test a set of sponge curlers, so he looks like an old-timey housewife. And that’s before he takes them out.
She might be just seven months old, but her incredible locks have already netted her more than 120,000 followers.
If your body is a temple, your head is a shrine? Provide easy access to your bonce for roaming Shinto gods with a torii gate hair accessory.
Our reporter heads to the discount store in hopes of glamming up his forehead, and shares the whole process in glorious GIF form.
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