TOKYO -- When it comes to society's expectations of gender-related appearances and behavior, sometimes, a little transgression can go a long way.
"The Power of Clothing: History of Cross-dressing in Japan" looks back several centuries, drawing a line between gender-boundary-crossing characters in some of Japan's oldest myths to the sequined stars of today's drag-entertainment scene. (Nikkei montage; Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, top, Diamonds Are Forever, middle, and Yayoi Museum)
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