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You and your bushido buddies heading into the wild this fall? Then don’t forget your camping kimono.
As the temperatures climb, there’s just one team of glamorous superheroines who can save us from the summer heat. Moon Crystal Power Dress Up!
Educator ties theory into why Japanese people wear surgical masks, but not sunglasses, but how solid is his logic?
Pseudo undergarment has some griping that their summer fun has been ruined, but they’re clearly not who the designers are looking to please.
A more comfortable way to enjoy the festival season while out and about in your yukata summer kimono.
If your body is a temple, your head is a shrine? Provide easy access to your bonce for roaming Shinto gods with a torii gate hair accessory.
Owners say sayonara to their iconic red sign with a new logo that captures the spirit of all the youth fashion stores inside the building.
Tokyo-based company creates glasses that aim to be flatteringly fashionable and comfortable for full-figured wearers.
Annual celebration of midriff-baring swimsuits takes place just ahead of the start of prime beach weather in Japan.
Pretty Cure is here to cure monotony in lingerie design with bra and pantie sets for Cure Black and Cure White.
Design manages to be bold and unique while still providing a surprising amount of coverage. Plus, a closer look at the shinbi spokesmodel.
Want the Japanese Internet’s favorite hairstylist to transform your hairdo? Here’s how to make an appointment.
Six patterns skirt Tokyo Disneyland’s no-cosplay rule, feature characters as famous as Mickey and as forgotten as Clarice.
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