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Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.

Internet, SE Asia
(AiraWear • clothing • cool • hoodies • Singapore • T.Ware • technology)

Dress like an aristocrat from the Nara period at new costume rental shop in Nara【Photos】

Krista Rogers
Dec 14, 2015

We sent our reporter to a shop in Nara where you can dress as a noble from the Nara period (AD 710-794) and even stroll around town in your costume!

Japan
(ancient • clothing • Costume • experience • Nara • photos • Shozoku Sanpo 710 • Tenpyo)

Love-all: Prince of Tennis jackets are a real winner

KK Miller
Oct 9, 2015

There are plenty of sports manga and anime whose fictional teams’ paraphernalia can be purchased in the real world. The teams might be fictional, but our love for them is as real as that which we may have for any flesh-and-blood sports team, and if you’re a Prince of Tennis fan the good news is that you’re about the get the chance to subtly express your meta fandom by wearing one of these brand new jackets inspired by the clothing seen in the show!

Internet, Japan
(casual cosplay • clothing • fandom • jackets • Prince of Tennis)

Be a magical girl this fall! LIZ LISA and Madoka Magica’s collaboration fall line is here

TokyoGirlsUpdate
Sep 26, 2015

The dream collaboration has come true! The popular television anime series, “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” has collaborated with the popular girls’ fashion brand, “LIZ LISA.”

Orders for the collaboration items are now being taken through anime goods webstore Super Groupies, with orders being delivered around the beginning of October. There are five different items and each will come in two different colors. Check them out after the jump!

Japan
(clothing • LIZ LISA • Madoka Magica • Tokyo Girls' Update)

Sukāto haki-wasure! Japanese women reveal the horror of realising you left your skirt at home

Fran W
Jan 5, 2015

What with all the kabe-don pictures and that cat that looks permanently surprised, 2014 was a busy year for us here at RocketNews24. But it seems there is one more important story from last year that we have entirely neglected to bring to your attention – until now.

In blogs, on Twitter and in one hugely-popular article on website Naver Matome, Japanese women have been talking about sukāto haki-wasure – the act of accidentally going out with no skirt on. But what on earth is the cause of this phenomenon? And what can be done about it?

Japan
(clothing • funny • Naver Matome • trends)

Fans vote for series with the most unfashionable everyday clothing

Anime News Network
Dec 16, 2014

The world of anime and manga has plenty of noteworthy costumes, from battle armorto team jerseys and school uniforms galore. But sometimes when the characters are just hanging out with their friends in everyday clothing, or gracing the covers of CDs and promo posters, their wardrobe choices aren’t so fashionable.

Japanese portal site Goo asked its readers which anime series had the un-coolest everyday clothing.

Here’s the top ten:

Internet, Japan
(anime • Anime News Network • clothing • ranking)

Katakana is cool: Designers take inspiration from Japan’s least popular writing system

Audrey Akcasu
Nov 20, 2014

Remember the Chinese character phase? Back in the early 2000s you could see Chinese characters everywhere from T-shirts to tattoos. While the trend still continues to some extent today, once people started realizing that you should probably double-check the meaning before going out in public, it has definitely slowed down.

Maybe Chinese symbols have a sort of stigma now, but that is not stopping major designers from branching out into the other styles of Japanese writing, namely katakana. This new trend is being used by brands all over the world, from Adidas to Stussy.

Global, Japan
(clothing • fashion • Japanese • Katakana)

These new “wet swimsuit” and “men’s bra” t-shirts will help you find your inner baka this summer

Philip Kendall
Aug 5, 2014

Japan’s hot and sticky summer days may mean that people are wearing slightly less than usual, but unless you’re some kind of magma demon impervious to the 34-degree heat we’ve been having recently, it also means you’ll be throwing sweat-soaked t-shirts and underwear into the washing machine with depressing frequency, making every other day laundry day.

Fortunately, book and cutesy crap emporium Village Vanguard has a couple of new t-shirts that are perfect for summer – and one of them already looks drenched before you even put it on!

Japan
(clothing • fashion • funny • t-shirts • Village Vanguard)

These 20-year-old Uniqlo commercials may be the best we’ve ever seen!

Preston Phro
Nov 15, 2013

Winter is not just coming, it has arrived. The nights are cold and Japanese homes with their relatively poor insulation are no warmer than a popsicle fresh from the freezer. Fortunately, that also means Uniqlo is delivering their latest line of warm wear.

With everything from fleece sweaters to cashmere knits, you can always count on the Japanese clothing company to keep you warm for a reasonable price. You can also count on their stylish commercials to appear like clockwork each winter to announce their latest and greatest.

But a recent rediscovery of two 20-year-old Uniqlo commercials has left us shocked–and howling with laughter!

Internet, Japan
(clothing • commercials • funny • Uniqlo)

Asuka’s official underwear sells out quickly on Evangelion’s online store

Rachel Tackett
Sep 24, 2013

Currently, the new arrivals section of the Evangelion Store, an online shop filled all our favorite robot-driving, angel-fighting merchandise, lists a very special lingerie set based directly off of a camisole worn by Asuka in the second new Evangelion movie. Unfortunately for fans of the second child, the item is already sold out and in need of restocking. We’ll try to pretend that’s not creepy, considering the character is only 14… Read More

Japan
(anime • Asuka • clothing • Evangelion • underwear)

Keep your clothes clean with Sailor Moon bibs from high-end Tokyo department store

Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2013

We were recently duped into thinking some high-quality pieces of Sailor Moon fan art were from the upcoming new installment in the anime franchise. In light of this, we’ve decided to be more skeptical about news concerning the lunar-themed heroine.

From now on, we’re not believing anything until we’re holding the real deal in our own two hands! Which is just what we did with a set of adult-size Sailor Moon bibs.

Japan
(anime • clothing • cool • food • manga • Sailor Moon • weird)

Newly released Kuroko no Basuke collaboration apparel sells out despite mediocre fan reactions

Paula Gerhold
Sep 10, 2013

People from every corner of the globe are pumped for the new season of the anime Kuroko no Basuke (or the laughable English title, “The Basketball which Kuroko Plays”). In honor of the start of the fall anime season, Japanese clothing brand, earth music & ecology came out with a new line of clothes inspired by the characters in the show. Though the brand itself is quite trendy, comments on the basketball-inspired cardigans and dresses were lukewarm at best.

Japan
(clothing • Kuroko no Basuke)

An ingenious product that could put an end to holes forming in unwanted areas of your socks!

Andrew Miller
Aug 15, 2013

It is a problem that faces most of us at some point or another. Whether it be a get together at a friend’s house or a social gathering where you take off your shoes, having someone point out to you that there’s a gaping hole in one of your socks can be a little embarrassing. While for many in the West it isn’t that often you have to remove your shoes in public, in Japan many restaurants require you to get down to your socks before entering the premises. Therefore, it is much more difficult to disguise the problem if you’re living in the land of the rising sun. Well that was up until now: some clever fellas at a Japanese company named “Naigai” have come up with an ingenious invention for men that could put an end to the problem for good.