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Innovative Fabrics Bark Up Tokyo Fashion Tree
Wood fashioned into lace and sculpted into evening dresses: the Hanae Mori Manuscrit label led the way this Tokyo...
Lady Gaga’s Japanese Designers Make Tokyo Debut
They've dressed Lady Gaga and now they want to dress more fashionistas in Asia: the husband-and-wife team behind...
Tokyo Fashion Designer Flips Bird To Ballet On Debut
A retired ballet dancer flipped the bird to her former profession on Saturday, making her Tokyo Fashion Week debut by...
Gender-Bending Fashion On Tokyo Runway Bang On Trend
If gender bending fashion is suddenly all the rage in the West, think Pharrell Williams promoting Chanel's new unisex...
National Para-Taekwondo Depart For Rwanda
The team will be led by the chairman of the GTF Para-Taekwondo Committee, Mr. Lawrence Osei-Boateng The Ghana National...
Japan Culls 280,000 More Birds For Avian Flu
Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens on Friday, officials said as they try to...
Japan Fashion’s ‘lost In Translation’ Challenge
He's been hailed a "fresh new voice" by Vogue, won admiration from Giorgio Armani and bagged an award: Mitsuru...
Indonesian Muslim Fashion Seeks Broader Appeal
Loose-fitting "modest wear" combines with monotone sporty minimalism in the unconvential motifs of Rani Hatta's...
Putting Tokyo Fashion Week On the Map
For years headquartered in dull but convenient shopping malls, Tokyo Fashion Week has always been a poor cousin to the...
New York Grants License To Trade More Virtual Currencies
New York authorities on Wednesday granted a license to Coinbase to trade in two additional virtual currencies,...
Brexit Zip It, Says Korean Designer On Tokyo Catwalk
Britain's impending divorce from the European Union helped inspire perhaps the least likely cultural response: a Korean...
Heavens Rain On Tokyo Temple Fashion Parade
It was supposed to be a brave new frontier: an outdoor catwalk show with a Buddhist temple and Tokyo's famed...
Sweet-Toothed Japan Thief Nabbed After Ice Cream Binge
A hapless Japanese thief has got himself into a sticky spot with police after being arrested for breaking into offices...
China Overtakes Japan In S.Koreans’ Worst Countries List
The row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a US missile defence system has seen China overtake even...
S.Korea’s Lotte Family Owners Go On Trial For Graft
Four members of the family who control South Korea's troubled retail giant Lotte, including its 93-year-old founder,...
N.Korea Rocket Test Shows ‘meaningful Progress’
North Korea's latest rocket engine test showed "meaningful progress" in its missile capabilities, Seoul said Monday, as...
Japan PM Leaves For Europe For Security, Trade Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed Sunday for a four-day trip to Europe, hoping to discuss security issues and...
From Slick City To Hip Hong Kong
Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs,...
Tillerson Brings Tougher N.Korea Line To A Wary China
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the tougher new US line on North Korea during talks in China on Saturday...