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Pharrell Williams is best known as a music producer and member of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D., but he is also - along with Nigo from Bape - the co-founder of the made-in-Japan fashion brands Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream.

Since the Tohoku earthquake struck Japan back in March, we've been reporting on the various ways that Japan's fashion industry has come together to support victims of the disaster. At the end of June, MTV Japan organized a full day

Attention Hello Kitty fans and lovers of all things sparkling and glittery: the world-famous Kitty has teamed up with Austrian crystal brand Swarovski for a special "House of Hello Kitty" event at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo. From Thursday, June 30th

The Mighty Harajuku Project was born in the days just after the massive 110311 earthquake struck Japan. Sebastian Matsuda from the Japanese fashion brand 6%DOKIDOKI was looking for something positive to channel his energy into - something that would not

Yasumasa Yonehara (aka Yone) is one Japan's most well-known and influential fashion magazine editors and photographers. As famous as he is, Yone is also one of the coolest, most down-to-earth guys you could ever hope to meet - and someone

There are many positive things happening around Tokyo to benefit the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. One of the more attention-getting quake-related events this week was the appearance of a giant Converse All-Star sneaker in front of the

Leaving Harajuku Station on the afternoon of March 11, 2011, I never could have imagined how drastically different things would feel by the time I returned only a few hours later. When the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan that

On Saturday night, Tokyo's fashion scene came together at the Trump Room to support earthquake and tsunami victims while listening to great music and sharing quality time with friends. Produced by Tokyo Dandy, the "ONE NIPPON" party had a fantastic

Last week, Tokyo Fashion reported on how Shibuya's big-haired (and also big-hearted) onii-kei guys were doing their part to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts. Now GALSTAR, a Shibuya 109-style brand whose clothing is featured regularly in magazines

The male dandies of the Shibuya-based onii-kei ("big brother") fashion scene are known for being many things: narcissistic, preening, and girl-crazy to a fault, to name a few. But the tragic and catastrophic events of the Great Tohoku Earthquake have