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Summer days in Tokyo are notoriously hot and humid. This year, because of electricity issues related to the Tohoku Earthquake, air conditioners across Japan are turned down - if they're on at all. What's the best way to cool off?

This weekend is a huge one for Japanese fashion fans - at least, for fans of Japanese women's fashion. Why? Because it's time for the one-and-only Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show, party, concert, and all-around super-bash. This is the Spring/Summer

It's hard to believe, but two of the biggest sales of the year in Harajuku take place in the same month. We start January with Fukubukuro, then towards the end of the month we jump right back into mayhem with

The second Monday of January each year marks the Japanese holiday Seijin no Hi, known as "Coming of Age Day" in English. On this day, Japanese people who have turned 20 years old within the last year celebrate their graduation

It's time to experience the craziest shopping day of the year in Shibuya - and the grand finale of our 2011 Tokyo Fukubukuro and New Year's Sales coverage. Just after midnight in the early morning of January 2nd, people start

Welcome to our second Harajuku 2011 New Year's Sale (Hatsuuri) and Lucky Bag (Fukubukuro) report! In our first report, we shared Takeshita Dori Fukubukuro pictures. Now it's time to see what was going on around the rest of Harajuku! We

Happy New Year from Tokyo! 2010 is officially over, and the sure-to-be-great 2011 has begun. We celebrated New Year's Eve in Harajuku and Shibuya this year. New Year's is a huge holiday in Japan, and Shibuya and Harajuku are the