The moment has arrived. After cutting your hair and massaging your shoulders, the white-smocked barber holds up a gleaming razor between finger and thumb _ and runs it smoothly across your lathered ...

Scene: Like similar places elsewhere, the usual chairs, mirrors, and bottles; the usual odor of the usual hair-tonic. CUSTOMERS: allowing for differences of dress, and the single feminine presence — ...

A 108-year-old Japanese woman has been certified the world’s oldest barber, Guinness World Records said - and she has pledged to keep working until at least 110. Shitsui Hakoishi, born in 1916, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Meet the world’s oldest female ...

A dozen Japanese and foreign contestants were taking part in the World Barber Classic, showing off their hairdressing skills surrounded by national flags and the blare of hip-hop tunes. The event is ...

Shitsui Hakoishi holds a certificate presented by Ben Meyers, right, in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2024. (Mainichi/Mie Omokawa) NAKAGAWA, Tochigi -- A woman living in this eastern Japan ...

Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses with a Guinness World Records certificate recognising her as the world’s oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa, eastern Japan (Kyodo Photo via AP) A 108-year-old ...

Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses for a photo with a Guinness World Records certificate recognizing her as the world's oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Meet the world's oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the ...