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FASHION

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2016
The fall and rise of the Empire line
The Pola Art Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and as part of this, the Pola Museum of Art has organized an ambitious exhibition that aims to present a cross-disciplinary view of art, product design and women's fashion of 19th- and early 20th-century France.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 7, 2016
'Toile de Jouy, Printed Textiles from France'
June 14-July 31
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 21, 2016
Clothes make the man
Is he looking for a men's singlet?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2016
Stitches in time make fashion sublime
All artistic practices inevitably borrow from the past, but fashion, in particular, seems to revel in revivals. Whether skillfully appropriated or brazenly duplicated, the familiar frequently finds its way back to the runway, be it in 1940s wide pants, '50s flared skirts, '60s babydoll dresses, '70s...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016
Designer Jotaro Saito seeks to free the kimono from the confines of tradition
Jotaro Saito has been showcasing his kimono brand at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo since 2006, almost a decade before the eyebrow-raising appearance of X Japan frontman Yoshiki Hayashi's Yoshikimono brand at the event last October.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016
Tokyo fashion week: Menswear is caught in the great divide
Trends for normcore restraint in current Japanese menswear have taken the mainstream hostage, prompting a divisive splinter on the Tokyo fashion week runways.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 26, 2016
Andrea Pompilio: 'Keep wearing fashion the way you want to'
Name: Andrea PompilioAge: 42
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 8, 2016
'Paris Haute Couture: The Only Gown in the World'
March 4-May 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2016
'Fashion for Children: Changing Views on Childhood'
Feb. 27-April 11
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016
'Pleasure in the History of Fashion: From the Akira Ishiyama Collection'
Feb. 13-April 10
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jan 15, 2016
100 years of Japanese beauty in one minute
Cut is setting its lens on Japan as it shows the dramatic changes Japanese women have gone through in the past century.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2015
Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
Tokyo, September 1964: A squad of plainclothes police descend on the tony Ginza shopping district and round up hundreds of Japanese youths who had outraged local businesses. Their crime? Loitering in what was then outre style — button-down shirts, skinny ties, suit jackets and chino pants. These delinquents...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 24, 2015
Tokyo fashion week: Hiromichi Ochiai — man in the middle
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo wrapped up its runway shows at the Hikarie shopping complex in Shibuya Ward on Oct. 17, ending six days of presentations that showcased a wide range of collections for the upcoming 2016 spring/summer season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 24, 2015
Tokyo fashion week: menswear goes 'glocal'
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo's menswear collections are routinely lauded as the most courted commodity internationally, and yet the counterpoint is frequently forgotten — just what does menswear from abroad have to offer the week?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 24, 2015
Naoto Hirooka: 'I say sprint while you can'
Fashion designer on Jackie Chan, shocking pink and feeling nervous the day before a big match
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 7, 2015
Fukuoka honors Asians for work to preserve and reinvent culture
The Fukuoka Prize is awarded to three Asians for their contributions to 'preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures' of the continent.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 27, 2015
Skinny jeans may cause 'fashion victims'
Squatting in super-tight 'skinny' jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warn, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 24, 2015
Fuji Rock bound? Make sure you survive in style
A few items that will help you stay dry and happy during Fuji Rock Festival's unpredictable weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
May 22, 2015
Wear Japan’s past this summer with yukata and monpe
This week clothing chain Uniqlo launched a line of colorful yukata while Loft has a new line of monpe pants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2015
Versace makes return to Tokyo
It is a fashion house that has long been the sartorial antithesis of subtle — as reflected in its bold designs, sexy silhouettes, splashes of hot colors and abundance of gold.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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