Sporting a white dress and a red headscarf, Japan’s version of a Barbie doll has a new look to battle the stigma of alopecia areata, an intractable immune disease that causes patchy hair loss.

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll was introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City, becoming the first ...

Hype in the United States over two blockbuster movie releases has taken a culturally insensitive turn in Japan. "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" opened in US theaters on the same day, July 21, prompting ...

Carey and U.S. Olympic teammate Jordan Chiles were named as one of the four duos to be honored with one-of-a-kind Barbie ...

Naomi Osaka has shared heartwarming footage of her emotional moment with a fan at the 2024 Miami Open. The 26-year-old tennis champion competed at this year’s Miami Open, but her streak came to ...

The dolls are modeled after gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey, disability advocates Paola Antonini and Kelen Ferreira, and actors Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple, among others.

TAIPEI, Feb 3 (Bernama-CNA) -- Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died of pneumonia at the age of 48 while on a trip to Japan, where she contracted influenza during the Lunar New Year holiday, her ...