Summer has arrived in Tokyo and that means extreme heat and humidity – and extreme low prices at LaForet Harajuku. This weekend is the much anticipated, and super crowded, LaForet Grand Bazar.

In Japanese fashion a “Family Sale” is the name given to sales that brands and/or shops hold a few times a year to sell inventory at extreme discounts to their best customers. Check out some fliers for sales coming up this weekend around Harajuku.

In yet another update on the problems with the Japanese economy and how they are impacting the fashion industry, the massive Japanese company Takashimaya…

There is an interesting article in the New York Times this week about the collapse of luxury fashion prices in New York during the…