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Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

This writer produced knitwear in the 1980s, oversized, unisex and often Japanese-inspired ... Princess Diana in the 80s. Piero Gesualdi was at the epicentre of 1980s fashion with his boutiques ...

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“You have to understand, K-pop music is based on ‘80s Japanese pop ... Pokémon), anime (Spirited Away), fashion (Uniqlo), food (sushi) and martial arts (karate). But while K-pop songs ...

Chicago is a vintage chain store in Japan that sells American and Japanese clothing staples. Those into ’80s or ’90s fashion would enjoy exploring this store, which also features a decent selection of ...

Prepare yourselves: 1980s fashion is back in business ... a power-suit look that evoked a skater version of Gordon Gekko. The new ’80s workwear nods have put the poorly fitting skirt suits ...

Founders Shunsuke and Chien-Tsu Teranishi say their capes, bombers and other designs are "the intersection of form and ...

“He had taken a flag off of a Japanese soldier in one of the caves, and he’s had that for 80 years, and he basically was like ‘what am I going to do with it? I don’t want to keep i ...

Sonam Kapoor is in Japan for the Dior Fall 2025 show in Kyoto. The actor shared pictures of her new Dior look before the fashion spectacle and captioned her Instagram post, “Namaste [Japan ...

Police in Eniwa, Hokkaido, have arrested an 80-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill a 74-year-old male resident at the senior housing complex where they both live. According to police, ...

Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist styles in the garden of Toji temple in Kyoto on Tuesday night. Models walked down a broad ...