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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Japan Archive
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G.V.G.V. Spring 2014: Anything but “Clueless”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 21, 2013 | No CommentsPaying homage to the Amy Heckerling film "Clueless," the G.V.G.V. Spring 2014 collection had a simultaneously sweet and naughty tone throughout. -
Zin Kato Spring 2014 – Tokyo Fashion Week
Megan LeePosted on October 18, 2013 | No CommentsThe inspiration for the Zin Kato Spring 2014 women's collection in Tokyo was the Bible verse Luke 2:14. -
Toronto’s Anime North 2013: Manga, games and costumes
Mai D. ChanPosted on June 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe biggest draw at Anime North remains the Dealer's Room, where it is easiest to spot attendees of all ages having fun dressed in costumes. -
Leather Japan Fall 2013: Punk, fashion and, of course, leather
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 12, 2013 | No CommentsWith a focus on accessories, eight labels were featured at the Leather Japan Fall 2013 presentation at New York Fashion Week. -
Bangkok Runway 2013 kicks off with J-pop themed fashion show
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe FamilyMart Asia Collection festivities in Bangkok launched with an upbeat, playful fashion show featuring models from the Thai versions of Japanese magazines Ray, S-Cawaii and Vivi. -
Onitsuka Tiger offers a pared-down collection for Spring 2013
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 10, 2012 | 1 CommentFollowing an ambitious Fall 2012 collection, Onitsuka Tiger considerably pared down its offerings for next season. -
Spring 2013 sketches: Concept Korea, Custo Barcelona, Zang Toi, 4 Corners of a Circle
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsEach season, a few designers send us sketches of what to expect on the runway during the chaotic crush that is New York Fashion Week. These drawings provide a look into the heart of their respective creations before stylists and models bring them to life on the catwalk. -
Vantan Tokyo – Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 4, 2012 | No CommentsJapanese fashion school Vantan Tokyo sent four students to New York to show capsule collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. -
Y-3 Spring 2011 – New York Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 23, 2011 | No CommentsFor some, imagery associated with spring may include blossoms and sunshine; for Yamamoto, it was all about hard-edged rock and roll. -
The Dress & Co. Hideaki Sakaguchi Fall 2010 – New York Fashion Week
Kwai ChanPosted on May 23, 2010 | No CommentsPhotos from the Japan Fashion Week Fall 2010 preview in New York.