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A&F Taps Tashiro for Japan
Abercrombie & Fitch has tapped Gucci Japan's former president, Toshiaki Tashiro, as director of its Japanese…
A New Relevance
Despite problematic timing, Japanese trade show organizers are working to prove their pertinence.
Onward Acquires U.K.’s Joseph
Onward Kashiyama, the Tokyo-based, multifaceted fashion firm, has purchased U.K. retailer Joseph in a deal…
Shiseido Net Drops 14.7%
TOKYO — As beauty giant Shiseido posted profits that fell 14.7 percent on a 2.5 percent sales gain for 2004…
Armani Honored at Tokyo Exhibition
TOKYO — Giorgio Armani arrived here for the first time in eight years in the season of cherry blossoms and…
Coach-LVMH Resolution a Long Way Off
It could take a year or more to resolve Coach's claim of harassing and anticompetitive behavior in Japanese…
Shiseido to Make Management Changes
TOKYO — Shiseido has announced a wave of administrative restructuring and executive changes across its head…
Beauty Beat: Shiseido Names Maeda President, CEO
TOKYO — Shiseido held a special board meeting Friday to appoint president and chief executive officer Morio…
Japan Sprouts a New Generation
TOKYO — Young designers in Japan are enjoying the consumers’ experimental mood. There were a total of 150…
Beauty Beat: Shiseido Bullish About Overseas Markets
Morio Ikeda, Shiseido's president and ceo, anticipates foreign sales next year, especially in China, will…
Contemporary Art Rises in Japan
TOKYO — When French fashion designer Lucien Pellat-Finet visits Tokyo, his first impulse is not to hit the…
Big Brands Opening Bigger Tokyo Stores
Most major European luxury brands continue to open massive flagships in Japan, despite experiencing flat…
Land of the Rising Karl
Karl Lagerfeld was treated like a rock star when he made an unexpected stop at the new Chanel flagship in…
Chanel Expands In Japan
TOKYO -- Chanel has taken another big step in the Ginza.
The brand's Japanese arm, Chanel K.K., bought a buildi…
Japan Economy Bleak, But Fashion Bright
TOKYO -- The yen might be in decline and other economic variables frighteningly unstable, but at least the Jap
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