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Paul Mcinnes
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 10, 2008
Chrome Hearts, Giraffe and Eley Kishimoto
Charmed, I'm sure Silver-accessories brand Chrome Hearts launched its Aoyama shop nine years ago, but has recently reopened its doors after a renewal that's given it a fresh charm — one that's much more than just something dangly for your bracelet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 22, 2008
Rwandan troupe investigates societies' failures
I n 1994, Hutu militias began the systematic genocide of the Tutsi people of Rwanda. In just 100 days, an estimated 1 million people had been butchered and whole families, villages and towns destroyed. Once Tutsi rebels regrouped and took control of the unstable country, many of the Hutus responsible...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 13, 2008
Yohji Yamamoto, Tsumori Chisato and Soichiro Ito's latest moves
Summer under the sea A deep-sea dive in a coral reef may not be in the cards for your vacation this year, but you can always bring the ocean to you with clothing from Tsumori Chisato.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 8, 2008
Tokujin meets Swarovksi and other Japan style news
Planting the crystal flag
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 23, 2008
Plenty of promise here for the boys
Although Japan Fashion Week doesn't exactly overload on men's fashion, with only a handful of quality designers showing this season, the outlook from the '08-'09 Autumn / Winter Collection is generally positive.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 20, 2008
"Blood"
Dairakudakan Kochuten, Tokyo's Kichijoji
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 13, 2008
Three works cast a magic spell
The Tokyo International Arts Festival (TIF) this year presents an eclectic and fascinating program of dance and theater from Argentina, Switzerland and Belgium. Having admitting that the festival — in its current form since 2002 — is under financial constraints due to lack of arts funding and a flawed...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLEWISE,ON: FASHION
Mar 11, 2008
Stella McCartney, Anna Antoniades and more
Anna Antoniades in Nakameguro
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Feb 26, 2008
Harajuku's "Style Deficit Disorder," model Irina Lazareanu gets wicked and more
Cure for disorder The popular fashion hub Harajuku is the subject of a fascinating new book by Tokyo-based editor and creative consultant Tiffany Godoy. Rich in detail and accompanied by some remarkable images, her book, "Style Deficit Disorder" (Chronicle Books), documents the history of the area from...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 31, 2008
"Akira Kasai"
Theater Tram, Sangenjaya, Tokyo
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Jan 8, 2008
Raf Simons, Bulgari, Marc Newson and more
Candy-colored covers
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Nov 13, 2007
Agosta anniversary, Swedish cool, disc hats and more
Well-preened
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2007
"Art x Dance"
Yokohama Civic Gallery, Azamino Ends Nov. 10
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Oct 9, 2007
Actress Devon Aoki in Tokyo with Levi's, Toga in the parking lot and more
Denim diva
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 4, 2007
For butoh artist's 101st birthday, a month of dance
The Japanese avant-garde dance of butoh (the dance of darkness) is often misunderstood. Labeled as abstruse and indefinable by critics, it could be considered an acquired taste. Created in post-World War II Japan by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, the art form is for some, though, a mesmerizing experience....
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 18, 2007
Tokyo Look Book, Brazil Fashion Now, etc.
You get the look
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 9, 2007
Japan's top fashion talents
I couldn't quite put my finger on what it reminded me of. Then I got home after the show and switched on my TV, and there it was in front of my eyes. It was one of those programs where toddlers dance around and sing with the help of a guy in Spandex pants. Yeah! Bingo! That's what the mercibeaucoup fashion...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 14, 2007
Marc by Marc Jacobs, Yohji Yamamoto, etc.
Harajuku's new Marc
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 21, 2007
"Kuninusubito"
Setagaya Public Theater June 22-July 14
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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