Japan
Japan’s E-commerce Group Zozo to Acquire Lyst for $154 Million
Lyst will continue to operate as a stand-alone business and form the cornerstone of Zozo's international…
Dior Teases Pre-fall Show in Japan With Poetic Campaign
The images shot by Yuriko Takagi provide a first glimpse of the collection, due to be unveiled in Kyoto on…
Meet Anita Porchet, Watchmaking’s Most Respected Enamelist
She credits passionate female enamelists for saving the craft in watchmaking and has given it contemporary…
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The Italian luxury brand's architectural and cultural activation, its second this year and taking place…
Stella McCartney Takes Japan With Isetan Department Store
The brand has also taken over the Isetan windows with its spring 2025 collection, which urges bypassers to…
EXCLUSIVE: Plant Medicine Brand Apothékary Is Taking Customers on a $10,000 Immersive Trip to Japan
The 15-person trip titled "The Journey East" will include four days of wellness traditions, including tea…
Kith Expands in Japan With New Locations in Osaka
The company has also opened a Kith Treats across the street, marking the second ice cream shop in Japan.
Paul Smith Zips to Japan as Guest Designer at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo
Smith will showcase his men's and women's fall 2025 collections, which are filled with photographic prints…
Marimekko Opens Tokyo Store in Popular Hibiya Shopping Space
The Finnish brand's latest Japan opening is part of a wider plan to expand its footprint internationally…
Ujoh Fall 2025: Back to School
Anyone who had to wear a uniform to class will understand where Aco and Mitsuru Nishizaki were coming from.
Anrealage Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear: Screen Time
Kunihiko Morinaga imagined a world where we can change our real-world clothes at the touch of a button.
Mame Kurogouchi Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear: Beauty in All Forms
Designer Maiko Kurogouchi continued her exploration of shapes, taking cues from exquisite Japanese…
Nigo Is Out to Make Japanese Convenience Stores Even Cooler
The multitasking creative has signed on as creative director of Family Mart. His imprint is to be felt…
Finnish Glass Biennale Recruits Designer Akira Minagawa as Curator
The multidimensional talent has collaborated with such companies as Issey Miyake, Muji, and Kvadrat, as well…
Junichi Abe Is Stepping Down From Kolor
The Japanese designer will appoint a successor to the brand he founded in 2004 "very soon."