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Uniqlo redesigns its masks following complaints about original design, new models on sale now
- Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2020 - Tweet
People grumbled about the Airism face coverings, and it looks like Uniqlo listened.
Uniqlo now sells flowers in Tokyo, but are they on brand with quality for price?
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2020
We ask a professional florist to rate the cost of these fashionable blooms.
How to make your own sold-out Uniqlo Airism mask in less than two minutes
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2020
The latest “brilliant” idea from SoraNews24’s founder.
- Japan
- (Airism • COK • crazy • do it yourself • face masks • fashion • funny • masks • SNJO • underwear • Uniqlo • weird • Yoshio)
Do the new Uniqlo summer face masks really deserve bad reviews?
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
We test the Airism product for three days in a range of conditions.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
We try out the cool sold-out Airism product everyone’s been waiting for.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
To celebrate their birthday, Uniqlo are giving customers presents with their purchases
- Katie Pask
Jun 13, 2020
Getting presents on someone else’s birthday? It’s like a reverse birthday!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (local specialties • local sweets • snacks • souveinrs • souvenir • Tokyo • Tokyo Banana • Uniqlo)
Design-your-own-Pokémon-T-shirt service launches at Uniqlo, dozens of species to work with【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2020
Speedy program lets you pick up your creation on the same day you design it.
Uniqlo teams up with Billie Eilish and Takashi Murakami for exciting new UT collaboration【Videos】
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2020
The fashion collection we’ve been waiting for.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Billie Eilish • cool • design • fashion • limited edition • marketing • music • music videos • Takashi Murakami • Uniqlo • UT)
Fossilized forms of Pokémon found in Uniqlo’s Daniel Arsham x Pokémon T-shirt collection【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 28, 2020
The contemporary artist’s unique concept of “fictional archaeology” paves the way for these new illustrations of Pokémon monuments lost to time.
- Japan
- (artist • clothing • collaboration • collection • Daniel Arsham • design • photos • Pikachu • Pokemon • Uniqlo)
Uniqlo’s latest collaboration both confuses and amuses Japanese Twitter
- Katie Pask
Apr 20, 2020
The future is here with this dystopian design.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • clothes • cool • dystopia • Evangelion • fashion • funny • Neon Genesis Evangelion • twitter • Uniqlo)
It’s-a them! Uniqlo’s awesome line of Super Mario 35th anniversary T-shirts【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 11, 2020
A retrospective (and retro) salute to video gaming’s greatest hero.
- Japan
- (fashion • nintendo • shirts • Super Mario • t-shirts • Uniqlo • video games)
Uniqlo and GU announce they will now charge for shopping bags in a new, eco-friendly initiative
- Katy Kelly
Mar 2, 2020
Japan’s most beloved cheap and cheerful fashion brands are taking another step to reduce damage to the planet.
- Japan
- (eco-friendly • environment • Green • GU • packaging • paid bags • Uniqlo)
Mario Kart apparel line pulls into Uniqlo just in time for Christmas【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 17, 2019
Tie-up with Nintendo’s racing hit has T-shirt and power-up hoodies.
- Japan
- (fashion • hoodies • Mario Kart • nintendo • Super Mario • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
Uniqlo’s new Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies modeled for the first time【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 19, 2019
A massive batch of photos shows off the Japanese brand’s latest foray into anime apparel.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • hoodies • manga • sweatshirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
Uniqlo’s shockingly sexy new clothing item inspires selfies and anime-style fan art
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2019
New addition to Extra Warm line gets very hot below the hips.
Uniqlo announces new line of awesome Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2019
All designs saluting the landmark anime/manga series are thankfully priced far under 9,000 yen.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • manga • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
P.K. Sanjun buys Uniqlo’s new Shota no Sushi T-shirts, feels jaded because they’re so lame
- Dale Roll
Aug 22, 2019
Our Japanese language reporter and die-hard manga fan can’t hide his disappointment.
- Japan
- (graphic T-shirts • manga • Shota no Sushi • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Uniqlo’s new line of Sailor Moon T-shirts to go on sale soon, and we can’t wait to buy them
- Dale Roll
Aug 8, 2019
They have actual panels from the original manga on them!
- Japan
- (art • graphic T-shirts • manga • Naoko Takeuchi • Sailor Moon • Uniqlo • UT)
Secret otaku certification test: Can you see the anime cosplay hidden in this Uniqlo store?
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2019
Who knew Uniqlo was such a good place to hunt for an an iconic anime costume?
Uniqlo reveals first-ever T-shirt collaboration with Your Name anime director Makoto Shinkai
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2019
Shirts will be in stores just before the opening of Shinkai’s newest anime movie, Weathering with You.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • Makoto Shinkai • T0shirts • Tenki no Ko • Uniqlo • UT • Weathering with You • your name.)
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