Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 24, 2018
Fans across the country flocked to events paying tribute to pop diva Namie Amuro on the day she chose to step out of the spotlight.
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Business Sep 17, 2018
Untested in the fashion world, Victoria Beckham launched her VB label in 2008 in New York, across the Atlantic from her native Britain. A decade on, she exhibited at London Fashion Week for the first time on Sunday, in a triumphant homecoming of sorts for ...
Style & Design Sep 8, 2018
Worn to be wild: Tokkōfuku combat uniforms
by Tomohiro Osaki
Tracing its origins back to the heady days of motorcycle gangs in the 1970s, the style is making a comeback with youth in Japan.
Style & Design Aug 16, 2018
Tokyo's trendsetters look to dad's closet for tips
by Misha Cade
As my family got ready to go out for a fancy sushi dinner one night years ago, my dad came down the stairs wearing a T-shirt, knee-high socks, sandals and — the piece de resistance — a worn-out black fanny pack. My mom couldn't ...
Business Aug 10, 2018
Shibuya109 eyes bigger reach through partnership with South Korea e-commerce site Cafe24
The operator of South Korea's cross-border, multilingual e-commerce platform Cafe24 and Tokyo's Shibuya109 shopping mall have joined forces to invigorate global clothing exports of the two countries' fashion brands. Cafe24 Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Monday to partner with ...
World / Science & Health Aug 9, 2018
Men who want to become dads advised to wear boxers instead of tight-fitting briefs
Men trying to become a father are better off wearing loose underwear, according to a study published Thursday. Compared to men who favor snug briefs, wearers of boxer shorts had significantly higher sperm counts and concentrations, researchers reported in the journal Human Reproduction. The sperm ...
Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Aug 8, 2018
The incoherent, divisive dogma of cultural appropriation outrage
by Shaun O'dwyer
Clueless online crusaders risk doing real harm to the very cultures they claim to represent
Business Jul 25, 2018
Ivanka Trump to shutter namesake fashion brand, focus on political post
Ivanka Trump is shutting down her fashion line of dresses, shoes and handbags that became a target of political boycotts and spurred concerns about conflicts of interest after her father was elected. The U.S. president's daughter said in statement she made the decision so she ...
Business Jul 5, 2018
by Sam Nussey
Zozotown, which swooped in as a little-known retail website and prodded once-reluctant Japanese consumers to shop online for clothes, is now facing stiff competition in the industry whose image it remade. Arriving on the scene in 2004, the site made a killing selling clothes from ...
Business / Corporate Jul 3, 2018
Japan's Zozo expands made-to-order clothing service using measurement-taking bodysuit
By photographing themselves wearing the skintight polka-dot Zozosuit, users can upload their body measurements to ensure a perfect fit for the clothes they order.
Entertainment News Jun 6, 2018
Famed fashion designer Kate Spade found dead from suicide in Park Avenue flat
Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion, was found dead Tuesday in New York after committing suicide, police said. She was 55. Celebrity website TMZ said the designer — especially known for her sleek handbags — hanged herself in her Park ...