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 ...

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, ...

A barber gives a model a haircut during the World Barber Classic in Tokyo Barbers react after competing in the World Barber Classic in Tokyo, part of a bid to bring back young male clients to shops ...

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 Guinness World ...

TOKYO — 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 Guinness ...

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, born in 1916, decided to become a barber at the age of 14 when a friend’s mother asked if she wanted to become an apprentice at a hair salon in Tokyo. She still holds her own ...

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 ...

Hundreds of rowdy spectators roared at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing — except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers. Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared ...

Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers. A dozen Japanese and foreign ...