In 2019, not long after she graduated from the University of Southern California, Michelle Hanabusa was questioning her identity. Years earlier, a debilitating injury ended her career as a competitive ...

As a result, pop culture is habitually paying lip service rather than helping the actual cause. Lack of knowledge on the part ...

Genius! Try out classical Lolita fashion. The extravagantly frilly and feminine trend known as Lolita fashion is one of Japan’s most recognizable style subcultures. The look, heavily influenced by ...

In those years, Ishikawa-gumi Seishi was one of Japan’s largest silk-making companies. Founder Ikutaro Ishikawa built a two-story, Western-style guesthouse in Iruma to entertain foreign traders with ...

A European twist on furoshiki, Japanese wrapping cloth, is opening up a new world of wrapping as sustainability trends revive the traditional practice. Anna Papai-Vonderviszt, 40, a furoshiki designer ...

A little izakaya-style space, Gohan is a top option whether for a business meeting or date night as the vibe is effortlessly cool and there’s plenty of Japanese street food-style bites to pick from.

Fashion saw its highest like-for-like sales growth since the first week of January 2023, up 22.93%, compared with a 0.44% fall in the same week last year. Fashion store sales were up 17.42% from a ...

The Australian, announced as head coach of the nine-time AFC Women's Asian Cup™ champions on May 11, said he will also focus on revamping China PR's style of play. Bangkok: Australia and Uzbekistan ...

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The 12 top trends of the spring/summer 2025 collections speak not to politics, but to the idea of soft power – of using fashion to influence, beguile, charm, seduce and bewitch. The season as a whole ...

International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...