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Sebastian Masuda is one of Japan's top evangelists of kawaii culture. In addition to launching 6%DOKIDOKI - his iconic "Sensational Kawaii" shop and brand - in Harajuku almost 20 years ago, Sebastian has hosted countless kawaii-centric events and talk shows

Syuri is a striking Japanese singer and model who we met near Takeshita Dori in Harajuku. You might remember her from our street snaps earlier this year. Syuri is wearing a metallic animal print "NEW YORK" dress with a black

Here's someone very familiar to fans of Harajuku fashion - it's Una (pronounced "Yuna")! Una has been one of the most well known "faces of Harajuku" for the last few years. She previously worked with Spinns (and her face was

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, New York streetwear company Mishka NYC opened its first store in Japan. The new shop is located in the Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo, near where the old Erostika (Rockin Jellybean) shop used to be. To

The Electro Plankton blog has an item on the Fall/Winter collection from Japanese/NY brand Engineered Garments, along with pictures of some of the pieces in the collection. Engineered Garments is an interesting brand because the designer, Daiki Suzuki, is Japanese,

There is an interesting article in the New York Times this week about the collapse of luxury fashion prices in New York during the run up to the Christmas holiday. The article is not directly related to Japan, but certainly