If you’ve ever seen someone decked out in layers of bright colors, more hair clips than you can count, and a ridiculous (but amazing) amount of accessories, you’ve probably just witnessed Decora ...

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With approximately 2,400 locations outside Japan, UNIQLO has cemented its role as a global leader in casual fashion. But did you know that this Japanese powerhouse ... First come, first served: ...

“Shrewd” is how Mika Nishimura, a design professor at Tokyo’s Meisei University, describes the way Hello Kitty conquered the worlds of commerce, fashion ... of “kawaii,” which is ...

Yume Japanese Gardens in Midtown celebrated Japanese culture in a vibrant new way on Sunday, hosting its first-ever Kimono and Kanzashi Fashion Show. The event, a collaboration between Yume ...

The market for older people in Japan is estimated to grow to more than $650 billion in size this year, according to a recent ...

Fashion Rules for Japanese Women. What clothes to wear? You need special clothes for school, work, graduation, job hunting (recruit suits), and all sorts of everyday and special occasions in Japan.

To a 37-year-old company employee in Tokyo, the "cute" Japanese spoken by members of globally popular South Korean BTS during a live performance is part of what initially hooked her. “ ...

Brewed Protein, developed by a company called Spiber in Tsuruoka, Japan, is an innovative textile ... to develop a full circular economy model in fashion, thereby addressing the 7 million tonnes ...

Music is a big part of Japanese culture—music influences the media, the economy, and even fashion subcultures. In the past, traditional Japanese instruments helped music grace the halls of royals and ...