Welcome to another in our series of Tokyo Christmas 2009 photo walks. The basic idea is that we walk you around Tokyo, shooting pictures and explaining where we are and what we're seeing as we go. In the last walk

Parco, the Japanese department store chain with an iconic presence in Shibuya and other parts of Tokyo, has been around for 40 years. That's a long time, so what are they doing to celebrate their anniversary? How about commissioning 40

The end of 2009 is getting really close now, so it's time for us to post more Tokyo holiday pictures. For this edition of our ongoing Holiday 2009 Photo Walk series, we'll take a cruise around Harajuku. Harajuku isn't huge,

Abercrombie & Fitch has landed in Asia. Yesterday in the Tokyo, the first Abercrombie & Fitch store in Japan opened to big crowds. Between 800 and 1200 people were waiting outside the new twelve-floor Ginza Abercrombie shop when the doors

Welcome to the second in our ongoing series of Tokyo Christmas 2009 photo walks. In this edition, we take a quick stroll down one of the most famous shopping streets in Harajuku - Takeshita Dori (or Takeshita Street if you

The end of the year holidays - which, in Japan, mostly means New Years and Christmas - are quickly approaching. Now that we're into December, Christmas decorations and lights are quickly appearing all over Tokyo. The local government of each

Last weekend was the final 2009 edition of the Japan Lowrider Show in Tokyo. The one-day event took place at Makuhari Messe (technically outside of Tokyo, but events like Summer Sonic are held there and they always call it Tokyo,

The end of the year holidays are quickly approaching, and that means lots of Japanese fashion brands are launching promotions and putting out special release items to celebrate. Just yesterday, two popular brands - Milkfed and Honey Salon - released

This cute Japanese couple wearing clothing with Batik patterns was spotted on the streets of Shibuya. The girl is wearing a floral Batik dress that she paired with a long skirt. She's also wearing knitted slip-ons that go with her

A Japanese fashion designer's concerns regarding the cost of producing clothing in Paris has resulted in his decision to launch a new brand in Japan. Kanya Miki's new fashion brand, Ekam, is off to a big start with a collection