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Louis Vuitton Launches Kishin Shinoyama Book in Tokyo
The photographer is the first Japanese to be featured in the brand's "Fashion Eye" series of books
Fast Retailing Posts Record FY Profit and Sales
Uniqlo's international sales outpaced domestic ones for the first time.
Fast Retailing Signs Deal to Fully Automate Warehousing
Deal with Daifuku expands from its Tokyo Ariake headquarters to centers worldwide.
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A branded racing car is the lead-up to a more extensive product collaboration to come in 2019.
APM Monaco Brings Its Affordable, Playful Bling to Ginza
The new flagship store is the brand's first in Japan, with further expansion targeted for the future.
Japanese Fashion Billionaire and Elon Musk Announce Moon Mission
Yusaku Maezawa wants to take artists with him into lunar orbit as the first private astronauts.
GU Mixes Online, Off-line With Innovative Retail Concept in Harajuku
The store will allow customers to browse and choose in-store and then order online.
Issey Miyake Opens Accessories Store in Tokyo
Good Goods is located in the fashion-centric area of Daikanyama.
Kanebo to Release Ultra-Premium Skin-Care Line
Kanebo the Exceptional will initially consist of three products and will hit stores in November.
Yohji Yamamoto Unveils Global E-commerce Store
It's a one-stop English-language shop for all the lines under the iconic Japanese designer with a Chinese…
Shiseido’s First-Half Net Profit More Than Doubles
Strong sales and increased marketing investment helped to boost the company's bottom line.
Japan Retail Sales Plummet Due to Weather
Torrential rains and a typhoon in July severely impacted the nation's retailers, many of which saw deep…
Kozue Akimoto Talks Being 30 and Celebrating Birthday at Fuji Rock
The Japanese beauty put out a book celebrating memories from her 30th year.
Tokyo’s New-Wave Fashion Goths
An oppositional movement to poppy Instagram fashions sees Tokyo-ites wearing head-to-toe black.