TV May 29, 2022
A musical match made in heaven … or was it Harajuku?
by Spencer Cohen
Fiddling Leona and JP Mathes teach the art of the deal on the Netflix series "Swap Shop," a reality TV show that sees them antique hunting in Tennessee.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Aug 28, 2019
Community and deals at the Oi Racecourse Flea Market
by Rebecca Saunders
Oi Racecourse Flea Market is a mismatch of stalls and sellers that is a surprisingly exciting insight into a different side of Tokyo.
National Apr 13, 2018
A four-day road rally that will see vintage cars racing each other on roughly 1,100 km of public roads from Nagoya to Kyoto kicked off Friday in Aichi Prefecture. "I feel that spring has finally begun. Feeling the excitement, I will aim for a top ...
Style & Design Nov 26, 2017
Throwback time for fashion leads to innovation
by Samuel Thomas
As regular followers of Japanese fashion can attest, the industry can be seen as somewhat flirtatious, dallying with new debutantes, another sister brand, another collaboration, another short-term "limited shop" or another retail concept that makes the news but doesn't really change the game. It is ...
Style & Design Oct 22, 2017
The traditional kimono never goes out of style
by Misha Janette
The fusion of traditional Japanese culture with contemporary life isn't a new concept, but as trends change the results can vary greatly. On the runway, we are seeing sophisticated ideas that infuse new looks with time-honored tastes in subtle yet effective ways; while on ...
Style & Design May 21, 2017
Blasting the past with a new vision of future fashion
by Samuel Thomas
Much has been made of the recent closure of the monthly print edition of Shoichi Aoki's seminal Fruits street-style magazine, with many ready to cry that it sounds the death knell for Harajuku fashion, rather than seeing it as a simple casualty of the ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 11, 2017
New, old and classic — Mintdesigns, vintage clothing and Mihara Yasuhiro
by Misha Janette
Minty fresh designs Do you think that fashion is art, or that it's simply a product? Why not both? Tokyo brand Mintdesigns' new exhibition "Graphic and Textile Works" blurs the line between the two with its presentation of inspirational but practical designs that draw from ...