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New Japanese furisode kimono sweaters combine traditional fashion with modern streetwear
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2018 - Tweet
The comfiest Japanese kimono you’ll ever wear.
- Japan
- (campfire • crowdfunding • fashion • Japanese fashion • Japanese kimono • kimono • loungewear • Mocolle • roomwear • sweaters)
Coming of Age Day costumer turns our 40-year-old reporter into a glammed up, garish Yankee【Pics】
- Katy Kelly
Nov 27, 2018
For the first time, our dedicated reporter on Kitakyushu’s most pompadour-packed procession gets to dress just like one of the revelers in question.
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- (COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Day • fashion • Fukuoka Prefecture • Kitakyushu • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNOJ • young adults)
See yourself in these cool Cowboy Bebop shoes, space cowboy
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2018
One of the most stylish anime in history inspires a set of stylish kicks.
- Japan
- (anime • Cowboy Bebop • fashion • shoes • Tokyo Otaku Mode)
Anime magical girl spokesmodel tells Japanese women not to feel bad about dying their hair【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2018
Taking control of your hair color is nothing for a magical girl to get embarrassed about, after all.
Crotch improvement makes Japan’s new 2019 Damegi roomwear lazier and cozier than ever【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 13, 2018
Designers’ hard work lets you feel better than ever before while doing absolutely nothing.
Our reporter transforms into a cool rock star with the help of some fashion experts
- Krista Rogers
Nov 13, 2018
Still riding the Halloween high, our guy gets his biggest dream realized in the most rockin’ way.
- Japan
- (cosplay • fashion • gothic • photos • rock star • Spider Rock Web • transformation)
Win a large intestine scarf from one of Japan’s leading enema manufacturers
- Master Blaster
Nov 9, 2018
This is your one chance to enter something of Mune Pharmaceutical’s, rather than the other way around.
- Japan
- (contest • crazy • enema • fashion • funny • health • large intestine • Mune Pharmaceutical • scarves • weird)
Sailor Moon’s same-sex couple inspires new lingerie set【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2018
Side characters Sailors Uranus and Neptune take center stage for new bra and pantie set designed with the wearer’s comfort in mind.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • fashion • lingerie • manga • Sailor Moon • sailor neptune • sailor uranus)
New line of modern samurai fashion for fall/winter will make you warm and cool
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2018
Whether you’re going completely old school or just want a touch of swordsman chic, Japanese fashion label Trove has you covered.
Uniqlo teams up with Alexander Wang for a stylish Heat Tech collection
- Shannon McNaught
Nov 1, 2018
As the days get colder, this winning combo will help you stay trendy and toasty.
- Japan
- (Alexander Wang • fashion • Heat Tech • Uniqlo)
Survey reveals Uniqlo’s most popular winter clothing beats its peers by a fair margin
- Koh Ruide
Oct 21, 2018
Not sure what to get for winter? Perhaps a graph may help you decide!
We run a camellia oil-infused brush through our tresses and set them a-gleam, only spend 100 yen
- Katy Kelly
Oct 18, 2018
Our in-house bargain beauty buff has found yet another method to upgrade his locks. How shiny can a 100-yen camellia oil brush make your hair?
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • beauty • camellias • fashion • Go Hattori • hair)
Can you fight an entire pro wrestling match in Uniqlo stretch jeans? We find out【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2018
Just another day in the office as P.K. and Go brawl in SoraNews24 headquarters.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • fashion • funny • Go Hatori • jeans • P.K. Sanjun • pro wrestling • SNOJ • Uniqlo • weird • wrestling)
Real fashion police: Con man arrested in Tokyo, police tipped off by ill-fitting suit
- Master Blaster
Oct 16, 2018
Crime doesn’t pay, but looking good apparently does.
Japanese man discovered by Balenciaga on streets of Tokyo becomes fashion model on Paris runway
- Oona McGee
Oct 4, 2018
One day he’s simply walking around Tokyo and the next he’s the darling of the Paris fashion world.
Survey picks “thin” as second-least-attractive body type for Japanese women
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2018
Heavier body type picked as cutest for second year in a row.
More Japanese workers are ditching crisp business suits for casual and comfortable wear
- Koh Ruide
Oct 1, 2018
Times are changing, and Japan’s younger generation now favors practicality over formality when it comes to work fashion.
- Japan
- (business suit • company worker • fashion • office • suits • work)
Stylishly sexy Cyber Maid uniform goes on sale in Japan, future looks bright, clean【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2018
Three different styles, multiple, materials, and five different colors let you customize your look for cleaning your techno-dwelling.
Sailor Moon teams up with trinket company to bring trend-setting treasures to fans, fashionistas
- Katy Kelly
Sep 26, 2018
Sailor Moon’s anniversary goods continue: accessory maker Casselini brings us Moon Crystal Power-packed charms, clips and caps
- Japan
- (casselini • cute • fashion • hair accessories • Sailor Moon • Usagi Tsukino)
Japanese high school student turns heads with bold fashion choice at Harajuku
- Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2018
Tokyo is a magnet for the fashion-conscious crowd but none of them are as fashion-forward as 15-year-old Hikaru.
- Japan
- (cosplay • fashion • Harajuku • high school students • Hikaru • Omotesando • Tokyo • Yohji Yamamoto)
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