Side characters Sailors Uranus and Neptune take center stage for new bra and pantie set designed with the wearer’s comfort in mind.
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Whether you’re going completely old school or just want a touch of swordsman chic, Japanese fashion label Trove has you covered.
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?
One day he’s simply walking around Tokyo and the next he’s the darling of the Paris fashion world.
Times are changing, and Japan’s younger generation now favors practicality over formality when it comes to work fashion.
Three different styles, multiple, materials, and five different colors let you customize your look for cleaning your techno-dwelling.
Sailor Moon’s anniversary goods continue: accessory maker Casselini brings us Moon Crystal Power-packed charms, clips and caps
Tokyo is a magnet for the fashion-conscious crowd but none of them are as fashion-forward as 15-year-old Hikaru.
Norastyle’s new leaflet has the fall and winter looks that all farming fashionistas will want to sport. Agriculture never looked so attractive!
Three different panty designs that are as stylish as they are functional.
Finally, an outfit for the clothes-conscious Gundam fan… who has some spare cardboard boxes.
The talk show host immerses himself in a world of kawaii with some of Harajuku’s most colourful fashionistas.
West tries to reinvent the world of footwear with a trick the Japanese have been using for centuries, but his comments aren’t entirely accurate.
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