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FASHION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 26, 2012
Cat girls and more: Japan's fashion trends of 2012
Cat ears and mushroom games: What the kids in Japan were into in 2012.
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 28, 2012
Fashion Week Tokyo powers ahead
From start to finish, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo's 2013 spring/summer collections hit new heights, literally, as the catwalk parades were staged way up in the event's new home at the Hikarie shopping tower in city center Shibuya.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 28, 2012
Context the key at alt fashion fest
Watching the Fashion Week Tokyo models pounding polished catwalks in the glitzy Hikarie building in shopping-central Shibuya, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Paris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 27, 2012
Bicqlo – Bic Camera meets Uniqlo – is here!
Uniqlo and Bic Camera cross-pollinate and make a baby.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jul 18, 2012
Today's J-blip: Suteteko
Hot under the collar? Cool down with suteteko.
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jul 11, 2012
Today's J-blip: K-Pocke pocket
Your gadgets may be secure, but we're not sure what the K-Pocke does for your style.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2012
Boyish style raises questions about gender roles
Men dressing up as women and women dressing up as men — where will it all lead?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Feb 2, 2012
The bags that came from another dimension
Stay creative and carry bags that push the boundaries of perception. You're guaranteed to turn a few heads.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 17, 2011
'Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue'
21_21 Design Sight
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jul 28, 2011
Fukulog shares its looks with Asia
Street fashion goes social on Fukulog, a site that's attracting attracting the attention of fashionistas in Japan and beyond.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 24, 2011
Come all ye hoarders and swappers
Need some shoes .. or get rid of some shoes? Have we got some sites for you.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2010
Trends in Japan 2010: yama boom
2010 was the year in which young women, clad in brightly colored Gore-Tex, were drawn to mountain hikes and natural power sports.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 17, 2010
'Reality Lab' is proud to be 'Made in Japan'
It has been nearly 10 years since Issey Miyake released a new line of clothing, the last being "me Issey Miyake" — scrunched-up one-size "Cauliflower" T-shirts that stretch to fit any wearer. So it's no surprise that the launch of 132 5., a collection of garments based on origami folds, has caused...
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2010
Charismatic shop assistants are back in style
The returning popularity of store staff blogs show that strategic charisma can go a long way toward good PR and sales.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Nov 10, 2010
Fortysomething women roll back time with kawaii style
Publications cater to fortysomething women wanting to drop a few years with 'otona kawaii' fashions.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2010
Snoods a hot item for both women and canines
That's a wrap: Snoods are back with a vengeance, for both women and dogs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 9, 2009
Who let the dog boom get out of control?
What's behind the dog boom in Japan? A desire for social interaction? A need for furry fashion accessories? Or is it pure puppy love?
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 8, 2009
Menswear bursts the bubble
It comes as no great surprise to see so many international designers turning to Japan for artistic inspiration, because it's well known that the fashion pack often come to the Far East for fresh ideas.
Japan Times
LIFE
Sep 9, 2007
Extragalactic androgyny cuts a dash in roster of chic, high-energy shows
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 9, 2007
Fashionistas hold forth on a scene full of 'potential'
It seems that fashion weeks are the latest, well, fashion. They're everywhere — from Singapore to Sydney and Moscow to Mumbai, and that's not counting the "big four" seasonal collections in Paris, Milan, London and New York.
For three key Cabinet posts, Takaichi turns to an eclectic trio
Shinjiro Koizumi — son of a former prime minister and rival to the current one — was appointed defense chief after falling short in his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency earlier this month.
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Retired yakuza Mako Nishimura sorts fallen leaves during a clean-up activity at the Gifu Gokoku shrine in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 28.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.
The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
New ‘immigration minister’ post signals Takaichi Cabinet’s priorities
Kimi Onoda, economic security minister and minister for harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's first female PM promised more women in her Cabinet. She picked two.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses with members of the newly formed Cabinet on Tuesday night.
The newly formed LDP-JIP coalition may not be as solid as it seems
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura sign a policy agreement between the two parties at the Diet in Tokyo on Monday.
AI-optimized cybercrime increasingly targeting Japan
A recent cyberattack on brewer Asahi Group Holdings resulted in the company suspending shipments.
K-pop idol Chanyeol does J-pop his own way on ‘Hibi’
South Korean singer Chanyeol made his Japanese-language solo debut with the EP “Hibi,” which features six tracks inspired by his love of Japanese music.
In pictures: The day Japan’s glass ceiling finally cracked
Takaichi, surrounded by LDP influencers
London exhibition perhaps sumo's most successful trip abroad
With the recent sumo jaunt to London being essentially a goodwill exercise, <i>rikishi</i> were far more outgoing and relaxed than normal.

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