Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
Candy-colored covers Quality sunglasses should be an essential item in everybody’s wardrobe from Durban to Daikanyama. Worn well they can complete a look, but the wrong choice can undo any previous sartorial scores you’ve made. Australian brand AM Eyewear’s latest collection, inspired by Andy ...
Well-preened Japanese apparel brand Agosto threw a big bash last month to celebrate 15 years of success in the industry. The label has garnered a slew of followers through online distributors and boutiques from Fukuoka to Niigata stocking a range of clothes from the ...
Denim diva Tucked down a side street on the second floor of a nondescript building a few meters off bustling Omotesando-dori is Arcuate, a precious new concept store from Levi’s Japan. Arcuate makes up for its discrete location with big personality — the entry ...
You get the look The success of Shoichi Aoki’s magazine Fruits has inspired a plethora of publications about Japanese fashion and style culture. But, Philomena Keet, author of the new “Tokyo Look Book,” explained to the JT that she “wanted to get away from ...
While trivial matters such as global warming get blamed for weather going awry, Japan Fashion Week being moved forward this season by more than a month has caused more angst than a whole panorama of melting ice caps. Luckily, though, all was cool, as ...
Japan Fashion Week is always kind to budding creators, and that was exemplified this time with two major events — the three-day Rooms tradeshow and the installation “New Designers Met in Europe,” which both showcased upcoming brands and new talent. Biannual fashion industry trade ...
Harajuku’s new Marc Marc by Marc Jacobs now has a place to call home in Tokyo with the opening of a flagship store in the heart of Harajuku. To celebrate the arrival on July 28 of the new venue for the international brand, a ...
Sobocki, so good Poland native Przemek Sobocki has carved himself a niche in the fashion world with eye-catching illustrations for magazine features. Balenciaga, Prada and Yohji Yamamoto are among the designers from which Sobocki has drawn inspiration for his dreamy landscapes in which young ...
Stepping into the Lang Helmut Lang sold his remaining stake in the brand that bore his name to majority stakeholder Prada Group in 2004, after leaving his mark as a one of the defining contributors to the minimalist movement of the late 1980s and ...
