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Japanese elementary teacher busted for hiding students’ shoes, writing “die” on their belongings
- Katie Pask
Oct 20, 2020 - Tweet
His motive is probably not what you think.
- Japan
- (arrest • crazy • crime • education • elementary school • shoes • Teachers • teaching • Tokyo • weird • wtf)
Puma to release super limited-edition soccer cleats inspired by the Shibuya Scramble
- Dale Roll
Sep 22, 2020
Only fifty of these shoes will ever exist!
- Japan
- (fashion • Puma • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya scramble crossing • shoes • soccer • soccer clears • sports)
Puma releases new Super Mario sneakers that’ll have you jumping for the stars【Photos】
- Dale Roll
Sep 12, 2020
These RS Dreamer Super Mario 64 basketball shoes are both cool and functional.
- Japan
- (cool • fashion • Mario • nintendo • Puma • shoes • sneakers • Super Mario • Super Mario 64 • video games)
Japanese designer creates dream sneakers that everyone wants to buy
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2020
These kicks pay homage to everything from the humble convenience store through to Netflix and even the old-school iMac G3.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • art • artists • design • fashion • Japanese artists • konbini • Netflix • shoes • sneakers • twitter)
These Poké Ball high heels look like a joke, but they’re official… and only available in China
- Scott Wilson
Jun 20, 2020
Not sure if genius or Magikarp.
- China
- (fashion • high heels • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • shoes • Zara)
Pokémon shoes from Adidas let you Poké yourself up from the feet up【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2020
Pikachu and dozens of other Pocket Monsters species are here to give your feet some flair.
Tear up the stage and the 2020 Tokyo Marathon with kabuki-inspired ASICS sneakers
- Katy Kelly
Jan 14, 2020
Japanese shoe company ASICS brings the theatrical flair with their commemorative 2020 Tokyo Marathon line.
- Japan
- (ASICS • cool • Japanese style • kabuki • limited edition • shoes • Tokyo Marathon 2020)
Air Wagashi: New Nike Air Max sneakers are the delicious kicks we’ve all been waiting for
- Oona McGee
Oct 18, 2019
Limited-edition footwear inspired by traditional Japanese confectionery.
- Global
- (cool • design • fashion • Japanese sweets • Japanese tea ceremony • Nike • shoes • sneakers • style • tea ceremony • wagashi)
Reebok Insta Pump Fury OG sneakers: Take a walk on the kawaii side with Hello Kitty and Gudetama
- Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2019
Sanrio characters star in new limited-edition footwear.
Beautiful, spongy soft modern Japanese sandals give you geta style without the traditional pain
- Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2019
A clever update to Japan’s traditional footwear that you can pare with kimono or Western clothing.
Japanese online fashion retailer Zozotown develops foot-scanning tech for perfect-fitting shoes
- Master Blaster
Jun 28, 2019
But can they get it right this time?
- Japan
- (clever • cool • fashion • online shopping • shoes • shopping • smartphone • technology • yusaku maezawa • Zozomat • Zozosuit • ZOZOTOWN)
Adorable cat sandals from Japan welcome new arrivals to their feline footwear litter【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2019
Stylishly cute cats are ready to land on your feet this summer.
The newest, lamest way to keep your shoes dry in the rain: shoe bags!
- Scott Wilson
Jun 9, 2019
For those with low tolerance for rain and friendships.
Japanese swimsuit model delivers petition to government to make high-heel dress codes illegal
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2019
#kutoo movement continues its fight to free women from company-enforced foot pain.
- Japan
- (#KuToo • beautiful women • high heels • petition • pumps • shoes • society • working in Japan)
Sakura shoes! Converse’s new Japan-exclusive model is made with actual cherry blossoms
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2019
Putting these sakura-pink kicks on your feet will help put more cherry blossom trees in Japan’s tsunami-struck Tohoku region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • beautiful • cherry blossoms • Converse • cool • fashion • sakura • shoes • sneakers • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami)
Zara’s new woven sandals resemble traditional Japanese footwear, turn heads in Japan
- Shannon McNaught
May 24, 2019
Is it just a coincidence that these shoes resemble traditional Japanese footwear so closely?
Sneaker company Onitsuka Tiger teams up with Street Fighter to bring us Chun-Li-themed footwear
- Koh Ruide
May 2, 2019
Kick as fast and with as much style as the renowned video game character.
- Japan
- (Chun-Li • collaboration • footwear • Onitsuka Tiger • shoes • sneakers • Street Fighter • theme)
Bloody, ridiculous high-heel requirement for Japanese women at work sparks online movement
- Casey Baseel
Mar 16, 2019
Women in Japan are often required to wear heels for job hunting and office work, but the #KuToo movement wants to squash that part of the dress code.
- Japan
- (#KuToo • blood • dress code • gross • high heels • job hunting • pumps.society • scary • shoes • working in Japan)
You can now wear the birthplace of Japanese tentacle porn on your feet with Shunga Sneakers
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2019
Famous woodblock print from master painter Hokusai adapted to sneakers that leave the naughty bits to your vivid imagination.
- Japan
- (art • culture • fashion • hokusai • shoes • shunga • sneakers • The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife • ukiyo-e • weird)
Let’s make some stylish shoes out of McDonald’s French fry boxes!
- Master Blaster
Feb 21, 2019
Ahiru Neko crafts footwear that is both a bold statement and eco-friendly.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • DIY • fashion • fast food • french fries • fry boxes • McDonald's • shoes)
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