In the 19th century, Japan opened its doors. The "Kimono Dress"—emblematic of a broader clothing revolution—sheds light on Japan's forward-looking strategy as it joined the global community.

A new exhibition at Zürich’s Museum for Design showcases more than six decades of Japanese poster art, exploring changing aesthetics and attitudes ... A consumerist boom in the 1980s saw another new ...

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. This major new volume presents innovative recent scholarship on Japan's modern ...

Core Kyoto reveals the city's aesthetic sense through a new wave of local fashion in step with modern lifestyles. While seemingly Japanese, the coat's three-dimensional cut to fit the figure ...

Milky white or in pastel hues, pearls have been rediscovered by fashion and jewellery designers ... when he set up as a pearl farmer in Kobe, on Japan's Osaka Bay. He specialised in Akoya pearls ...

Japan is on the cutting edge of everything as the country has a centuries-long knack for technological, culinary, and ...

Could Japanese women’s wrestling become fashion and beauty’s new favourite sport ... where it’s skits of them yelling into a mic. We want it to be more about the history of the performers, their ...

KYOTO--A special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Gucci’s arrival in Japan is now under way at the Kyoto City ...

How, exactly, to describe Goldwin 0? As the accompanying notes put it, Goldwin 0 is a ‘project’, a ‘pursuit’, an ‘experimental platform’ – enigmatic descriptors for the conceptual offshoot of cult ...

U.S. fashion chain Forever 21 re-entered the Japanese market on Feb. 21 with plans to reinvent itself after pulling out of the country four years ago amid criticism and competition from internet ...

Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global fashion brand, which included ...

One of Japan's most exciting modern piano flamenco bands, TRANSFORMACIÓN, is coming to Guangzhou on October 27. Founded in 2020, the young the group has wowed audiences in Japan and Spain with their ...