Tokyo and Osaka Fashion News: Kate Spade Saturday Hiroshi Saito and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times The stylish American lifestyle fashion brand, Kate Spade, is focused on opening five stores in Japan by the middle of 2013 in relationship to the sister brand. Omotesando in Tokyo was selected earlier in March this year to become [...]
Mimesis – Bunraku Puppets and Living Dolls By toshidama There is a long tradition of puppetry in Japan that stretches back to the seventeenth century. Puppet theatre predates kabuki theatre and informed much of the style, dramas and conventions that kabukiadopted and made its own. Not only does puppet theatre (bunraku) have an important place in Japanese culture but so [...]
Tokyo and Osaka Fashion and Lifestyle News: Ron Herman and Zara Home Tomoko Hara and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times Ron Herman just increased its clout in Japan further by opening two new stores in two trendy areas in Tokyo and Osaka. The Grand Front Osaka was bound to hit a chord with exquisite companies [...]
Independent Fashion in Tokyo and Osaka: A Style Which Keeps on Refreshing Itself Michel Lebon and Tomoko Hara Modern Tokyo Times Lolita fashion began to sprout up in Japan in the late 1970s to early 1980s and over time you have had many offshoots within the “Lolita fashion style.” The clothing image and aesthetics relate [...]
Osaka and Tokyo Fashion News: H&M Sarah Deschamps and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times The continuing expansion of Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) throughout Japan is clear to all fashion lovers in this nation. At first H&M focused heavily on Tokyo and Kanto which is the natural route into the Japanese fashion market. However, [...]
Osaka and Tokyo Fashion: Hotbed for Fashion in Mega Train Stations Sarah Deschamps and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times In Japan you have a very natural relationship between modern and powerful train stations and the world of fashion. Indeed, many major train stations in Tokyo and Osaka, and throughout Japan, are real eye-openers to the [...]
Tokyo and Osaka Fashion News: Alexander McQueen, Forever 21 and Jacob Cohen Michel Lebon and Tomoko Hara Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo and Osaka are amazing mega-cities whereby the fashion and beauty scene is always changing. Osaka is a hidden gem within Japan because this amazing city doesn’t hit the lofty international headlines like Tokyo. However, [...]
Japan Fashion News in 2013: Strong Sales at Department Stores in March Sarah Deschamps and Kanako Itamae Modern Tokyo Times The Japan Department Stores Association announced more positive news for department stores in this country. It was reported that annual sales at major department stores grew collectively by 3.9% in March 2013. This follows on [...]
Luxury Fashion in Tokyo and Osaka Hiroshi Saito and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times The luxury fashion market in Japan is internationally famous because this country is known to consume more items than any other nation. This reality means that major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Sendai, Yokohama and many others are awash with [...]
Japanese art and Bunjinga: Tani Buncho, Power of China and his Eclectic Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Tani Buncho felt the rich pull of Chinese culture despite the historical reality of Japan being mainly cut off from the outside world during his lifetime. Buncho was born in 1763 and died in [...]
Japan Fashion News: Japan Department Stores Show Growth in February 2013 Tomoko Hara and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times The main players within the Japanese Department Store sector in Japan have showed positive results for February 2013. Currently, three of the top four department stores have released their results and all report positive signs. This [...]
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Japan and Tokyo Fashion with Fashion Headline: Amazing Fashion and Lifestyle Website Tomoko Hara and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times If you adore the Japanese fashion scene and want to know all the latest news related to domestic and international companies, then Fashion Headline is a must place to visit on the internet. Fashion [...]
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