Fashion
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Anime x Paris Fashion Week / Anrealage’s online collection opens up whole new world
Japanese fashion brand Anrealage’s entry for Paris Fashion Week for Spring and Summer 2022, which in...
January 20, 2022
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Takito’s passion for fashion illuminates, enlivens his life
Kenichi Takito loves clothes. Takito’s fondness for fashion is unrivaled, and in a recently publishe...
December 2, 2021
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Chopstick rests add touch of fun, color
As many people have to eat at home far more than usual amid the pandemic, perhaps new chopstick rest...
August 17, 2021
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Fashion exhibition looks back and ahead at Japan’s fashion culture
The large-scale exhibition “Fashion in Japan 1945-2020” is ongoing at the National Art Center, Tokyo...
August 6, 2021
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Brand wants to improve life of African women, children
Apparel maker Cloudy has been attracting attention recently with products featuring African prints a...
August 5, 2021
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Paris Fashion Week designer returns to roots with Nagano retrospective
Fashion designer Maiko Kurogouchi has made a triumphant homecoming with “10 Mame Kurogouchi,” a retr...
July 23, 2021
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Makeup serves as mirror of changing times
The makeup adding a splash of color to our lives also acts as a mirror of the times. Makeup — which...
July 3, 2021
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From Maserati to toilets, Harajuku fashion icons put their spin on collaborative projects
Since August last year, a curious little project called The Tokyo Toilet has been underway on the st...
July 2, 2021
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Louis Vuitton, Gucci open boutiques in Ginza
I wrote in this column in March that Hermes opened a new flagship shop along Omotesando avenue in To...
June 4, 2021
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‘Land mine makeup’ creating buzz in Japan
Have you ever heard of jirai meiku (land mine makeup)? It is a makeup style that makes your eyes loo...
May 14, 2021
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Fashion brand anuans’ digital rise to success
No matter their wares, retail businesses are having trouble turning a profit because of the COVID-19...
March 12, 2021
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Former Child Model now Struts on Runway with Artificial Leg
OSAKA — On the day the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics would have started, Amane was winning her own personal...
January 28, 2021
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Korean Fashion Craze Sweeps Youth of Japan
Many Japanese people love aspects of South Korean culture such as TV dramas, K-pop and cuisine. Now ...
January 12, 2021
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Outdoor Gear Beats Fashion as Solo Camping, Golf Boom in Japan
Last year’s winner of the annual new word and buzzword of the year competition organized by U-Can, I...
January 8, 2021
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Japanese Designer Rei Kawakubo Committed to Live Fashion Shows Despite Pandemic
Comme des Garcons has inspired the world for years as a leader of the fashion world. Due to the nove...
December 17, 2020
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