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Daughter of Japanese idol and former SMAP star Takuya Kimura becomes a model in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 21, 2020
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Eldest daughter of a heartthrob graduates high school and enters the world of fashion.

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• (boy bands • Cocomi • Dior • fashion • Idols • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kimura Takuya • kimutaku • models • Vogue)

Japanese model cuts up her bra and turns it into a face mask

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2020

The fashion accessory of the season.

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• (bras • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • DIY • Japanese model • life hack • lifehack • mask shortage • masks • models)

New virgin-seducing lingerie collection from Japan throws virtue out the window【Photos】

• SoraNews24
  Mar 5, 2020

Garments designed to lead virgins astray. 

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• (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • crazy • fashion • Japanese lingerie • lingerie • models • Village Vanguard)

“Smooth Hair” poster sparks controversy in Japan

• SoraNews24
  Mar 5, 2020

Company pulls haircare ad after receiving complaints from the public. 

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• (advertising • afro • anti-racism • controversy • discrimination • hair • hair discrimination • haircare • marketing • models • news • race • racism)

Japanese salaryman creates jaw-dropping model of Shinjuku from paper

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2020

From towering skyscrapers through to the world’s busiest station, this sprawling Tokyo ward took years to recreate in miniature.

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• (city planning • clever • cool • crafts • design • Japanese salaryman • kamikiri • models • paper • shinjuku • Tokyo)

American-Japanese model Kiko designs “morning cleavage” bra for lingerie brand Wacoal 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2019

Kiko from Queer Eye steps out in the bra and shows us why the Fab Five are obsessed with her.

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• (beautiful women • celebrities • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kiko • Kiko Mizuhara • lingerie • models • Netflix • news • photo shoot • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy • Wacoal)

Japanese voice actress flaunts revenge body at raunchy lingerie photo shoot

• SoraNews24
  Oct 8, 2019

Rie Tanaka may be 40 years old, but that doesn’t mean she’s too old to bare her flesh. 

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• (anime • beautiful women • celebrities • culture • Japanese women • models • news • photo shoot • Rie Tanaka • voice actresses)

American-Japanese model Kiko divides people in Japan with controversial photo shoot

• SoraNews24
  Sep 18, 2019

Seductive poses criticised for being disrespectful to Japanese culture. 

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• (beautiful women • celebrities • controversial • culture • Japanese culture • Japanese etiquette • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kiko • Kiko Mizuhara • models • Netflix • news • photo shoot • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)

Photo of “melted” anime figure is an important reminder about summertime otaku merch safety

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 1, 2019

Beloved anime cat Doraemon appears as a pile of blue goo.

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• (anime • crazy • Doraemon • figures • hot • models • weird)

Japanese model shuns perfect beauty, says she just wants to be “f*****g REAL”

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2019

New self-love queen wants to show what reality is really like but she’s not really human at all.

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• (beautiful women • CG • cool • fashion • fashion models • models • technology • virtual models)

Beautiful Japanese race queen goes from trackside to driver’s seat as she becomes pro drifter

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 12, 2019

Awano Kisaragi looking to crowdfund 2019 drift campaign and overseas race entries.

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• (beautiful women • cars • crowdfunding • drifting • models • race queens)

Matt Kuwata stuns the world with transformation from Japanese boy to living doll 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 14, 2019

The model son of a Japanese pro baseball star steps out from his father’s shadow with a look all his own.

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• (baseball • Living Dolls • Masumi Kuwata • Matt Kuwata • models)

Awesome self-building Gundam model video shows every anime mecha fan’s dream come true【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 25, 2019

Stop-motion masterpiece is a whole new kind of Gundam animation.

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• (anime • awesome • cool • crafts • figures • Gundam • models • robots • stop motion • video)

Otaku husband returns home after argument to find wife has destroyed his anime robot collection

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 31, 2018

Broken Gundam and broken trust sparks Internet debate about whether or not her actions were justified.

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• (anime • crazy • Gundam • models • otaku • relationships • robots • sad • society)

Taiwanese model selling fish draws a crowd to her family’s business【Videos】

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 18, 2018

Is there something a little bit fishy about this fishmonger?

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• (beautiful women • Changhua • family • fish • fish market • models • Taiwan • video • videos)

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.

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• (Balenciaga • fashion • Koenji • models • paris • plasma • Tokyo)

Crazy Hot Asians? Singaporean photographer-turned-actor in his 50s drops jaw after jaw in his wake

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 26, 2018

We could see the amazingly non-aging Chuando Tan starring in a Crazy Rich Asians spinoff.

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• (Chuando & Frey • Chuando Tan • Handsome men • Instagram • models • Singapore • young • young-looking people)

Awesome fan-made stop-motion video using Gundam models is a Gundam fan’s dream come true 【Videos】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 17, 2018

The scene is an exact reenactment of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, complete with CG special effects.

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• (anime • cool • Gundam • Mobile Suit Gundam • models • robots • stop motion • video)

Ziploc x Beams Couture collaboration from Japan makes transparent bag fashion cool

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2018

Hats, rucksacks, aprons and bumbags are just some of the items in the new Ziploc fashion collection hitting streets this summer.

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• (BEAMS • creative marketing • fashion • Japanese fashion • LOL • marketing • models • wtf • ziploc)

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