Author: William

Last month United Arrows' en route brand ran a special "crowdsourced fashion show" on the streets of Omotesando and Harajuku. In the words of Contagious.com, The Snap Up campaign saw "fashion ...

It seems that everyone has a robot these days, even SoftBank. At CEATEC 2014, Japan's biggest tech event, Toshiba has unveiled its contribution to the Japanese robot canon -- an android that can ...

Japanese women are known for being on the slender side but beauty of course comes in all shapes and sizes. As such, we have seen a shift towards a greater mainstream acceptance of larger ladies in ...

There are advertising stunts, and then there are advertising stunts. Japanese watch brand Citizen teamed up the Tokyo and Amsterdam branches of Wieden & Kennedy to challenge landscape photographer ...

Less is more, as they say, and beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. These two truism perhaps best sum up one savvy project by a talented fashion design student who has found success already at a ...

Tokyo is a city that is a paradise to photographers; it opens up just so many opportunities for images -- the technology, lights, crowds, fashion, subcultures, architecture, businessmen, seasons, ...

There are many kinds of bibliophiles and bookworms in Japan. There are the hipsters who hang out at pristine artsy bookshops like T-Site in Daikanyama or Nadiff in Ebisu, et al. There are the manga ...

Shibaura House is a community space in the Tokyo district of Shibaura, a neighborhood in the south of the city near the port. The stylish glass building is designed by Kazuyo Sejima and hosts private ...

Mt Ontake, a volcanic mountain between Nagano and Gifu prefectures, erupted at 11:53 a.m on September 27th, resulting in a 4km ash cloud. [Image source: Asahi] The eruption took ...

It's official. Having glasses is cool. Japan has long regarded glasses and eyewear as serious fashion items, which is why companies like Jin and Zoff go to great efforts to market their products ...

Japan has always loved both technology and monozukuri craftsmanship. So it comes as no surprised that Japan has fallen in love with 3D printing, even if it has meant artists have to watch what ...

A major trend in the Tokyo art world over the past few years has been the temporary "art-jacking" of old buildings and facilities just before they are scheduled to be knocked down. This was a ...

This article was first featured by our friends at TokyoKinky.com (*NSFW*) but we liked it so much, we decided to reblog it here in a slightly toned-down version. Tenga is Japan's most stylish ...

The first one came out in July 2013 and caused quite a stir. Now comes the follow-up. "Suichu Ni-so" ("underwater knee-high socks") is a photography series by Manabu Koga devoted to -- you've ...

When in Rome, as the saying goes. And so when in Kyoto, wear a kimono. There's nothing pretentious about getting into "costume", so to speak, and exploring Japan's old capital in a kimono. It's ...