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Misha Janette
Misha Janette graduated from the prestigious Bunka Fashion College and writes the trilingual blog Tokyo Fashion Diaries on the avant-garde style scene. She is also a stylist, TV host and designer for street-wear wig brand Plumb.
Japan Times
LIFE / JAPAN FASHION WEEK
Apr 12, 2009
Shows of intrigue
It was bright vs. dark at this season's 2009/10 Japan Fashion Week and Tokyo Collections, with dizzying color and details contrasting with a plethora of shows that chose to go simple and monochromatic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Apr 9, 2009
Kalivas goes 'Goemon,' Marjoli shines bright and Sistere makes Kyoto urban
Fantasy after fashion Tina Kalivas will get to see her creations on the big screen this May, as the Australian fashion designer produced the costumes for the new Japanese film "Goemon." The movie is based on the legend of a Robin Hood-like hero and was directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, who was responsible...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Feb 12, 2009
Fashion inspired by imaginary destinations, the 1950s and naughty Polaroids
Your visa to Fugahum "Fugahum is our imaginary country. Yes, it's also our brand, but I always wanted to create a nation and write its history," says Akiyoshi Mishima, the philosophical half of the fashion unit Fugahum that the designer has formed with partner Asuka Yamamoto. "Isn't that what a fashion...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Jan 15, 2009
Goocy and Gozi but no more Green
Genki at Goocy Goocy (pronounced "goosey") is the local answer to the Western "fast-fashion" invasion that has recently swept Japan. It's a pet project by brand director Harumi Fukuda and designer Mary Fukumoto of high-end label Triptych.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLEWISE,ON: FASHION
Dec 9, 2008
Ann Demeulemeester retrospective, FouR T-shirts, Lithium Homme and LaForet Xmas 2008
Fashion blast from the past
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLEWISE,ON: FASHION
Nov 11, 2008
Fashion for the masses
Swedish "fast-fashion" chain H & M made a big splash when it opened in Ginza in September and the line just to get into the store continues to be 30-minutes long. The company has added to its brood with a new youth-oriented store in Harajuku, kicking it off with a collaboration with Japanese label Comme...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 21, 2008
Barrett, Simons and Clemens in Tokyo
Fast flagships On Sept. 17, the new flagship store for designer Neil Barrett opened in Tokyo with the assistance of a heavyweight collaborator — none other than hot U.K. architect Zaha Hadid came on board for her first retail-venue project. Barrett, a 20-year design veteran of tailored cuts (pictured...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 14, 2008
Tokyo's catwalks at last purr with pizazz
"Is Tokyo really the world's fifth fashion capital after Paris, New York, Milan and London?"
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 14, 2008
Tokyo's fashion menu gets more appetizing
The Michelin Guide top-starred Tokyo as the world's gastronomic capital this year, but the city's sartorial scene may now be just as appetizing as it gradually garners more and more global attention with its fashion menu extending from streetwear avant-garde to "quirky-cute" confections and a veritable...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 9, 2008
Hilfiger denim, baseball glove bags and more
Tommy's Red, White and Blue The Tommy Hilfiger brand isn't exactly a stranger to Japan. It has stores up and down the country that run the whole gamut of Hilfiger collections. Famed for preppy nautical clothing, the brand encapsulates, alongside Ralph Lauren, the classic patrician look.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 12, 2008
Jimmy Choo, Mickey Mouse, Fred Perry and more
Fashion mouse Disney has inspired a lot of people, from little girls to Superbowl champions. Even designer Vivienne Tam has now taken inspiration from her childhood and decided to pay tribute to the famous mouse with a capsule collection of playful dresses for this fall/winter season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 15, 2008
Vivienne Westwood, Ebi-chan in Maquillage and more
The latest Vivienne Westwood exhibition rolls into Tokyo this week. After the acclaimed "Vivienne Westwood: 35 Years in Fashion" held at the Mori Arts Center in 2005, this show includes one of the largest fashion books ever published, and is sure to be an instant hit with Westwood's huge Japanese fan...
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
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
A stunner!
Tensions were higher than usual at GVGV's show last Saturday night that closed this Tokyo Fashion Week, as the nine-year veteran brand presented a stunning collection on a specially made shiny vinyl runway.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 23, 2008
What the world has to say . . .
"In Japan's short history of contact with Western fashion, we have lacked a 'bourgeois vs. high society' tension to portray in this showmanship world of fashion. Instead, most of the grandeur has come from the street." — Naoko Hasegawa, VP of Chang Co., Ltd. Apparel Company
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...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Jan 8, 2008
Raf Simons, Bulgari, Marc Newson and more
Candy-colored covers
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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