BEIJING – In a video circulating on Chinese social media, a policeman in the city of Suzhou is seen admonishing a young Chinese woman for wearing a kimono in public for a cosplay photo shoot.

A woman in Suzhou, China, was reportedly detained recently for “provoking trouble”. Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing a kimono. The woman was dressed like a character from a manga (a ...

Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing a kimono. The woman was dressed like a character from a manga (a Japanese comic). Arresting her might seem dramatic but there is more at play ...

Until the early 20th century, for instance, wearing a kimono with a skirt was popular ... As a youth isolated from the outside world, she longed to find a way to express herself.

Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing a kimono. The woman was dressed like a character from a manga (a Japanese comic). Arresting her might seem dramatic but there is more at play ...