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Ever since the world economy entered a major slump back in 2008, the Japanese fashion industry - like fashion industries in other countries - has been feeling the repercussions. Several Japanese brands have shut down in the last few years,

The Marui One department store in Shinjuku is usually the haunt of Gothic Lolita girls and teenagers seeking glam-punk-rock style. But on this day (Saturday, February 26, 2011), the building is under siege by hordes of rabid anime fans, most

We are working on a series of updates to show you holiday pictures of each of the major fashion shopping areas of Tokyo for the 2008 Christmas and New Years season. This is the first of those updates and we'll

While walking in Shibuya this week, I noticed one of the window displays at Marui City Shibuya features some collaboration bags between the Japanese brand Violet Hanger and the American comic book superhero Batman. The bags (both handbags, eco bags,