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Adrian Bianco’s Sabukaru Online tackled a range of cultural topics that most other publications didn’t report on.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 9, 2026
Adrian Bianco championed 91AV原创 underground culture
The Sabukaru founder, who died at 40 in August, connected underground culture and emerging talent across Asia with global audiences.
A FamilyMart flagship store that opened in Tokyo in July has fitting rooms and carries about 300 apparel products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2026
Convenience stores beef up apparel to attract young shoppers
The Japan Franchise Association says convenience store customer traffic has been falling year-on-year for 14 straight months on a same-store basis.
FamilyMart's new line of socks represent each prefecture of Japan, including Okinawa (left), Ishikawa (middle) and Tokyo (right).
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 3, 2026
FamilyMart’s sock became a prized souvenir. Now there are 47.
Modeled after each region’s official flower, the commemorative socks expand on the convenience store chain’s popular line of casual wear.
The Seibu Shibuya department store in Tokyo will close its doors for the last time Wednesday. The store was opened in April 1968, and attracted customers with luxury-brand shops while helping to promote cutting-edge fashion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Closure of Seibu Shibuya store to end 58 years of shaping youth culture
The store, which opened in April 1968, attracted customers with luxury-brand shops while helping to promote cutting-edge fashion.
Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2026/2027 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 26.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2026
Lavish runway shows target wealthiest shoppers as others spend less on luxury
Investors are concerned about brands’ growth as sector recovery remains elusive, with inflation due to the Middle East conflict squeezing budgets.
The latest edition of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, the Japanese capital's premier sartorial event, kicked off earlier this week and runs through Sept. 5.
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 3, 2026
At Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, tomorrow’s runway icons shine
While most runway shows are invite-only, online streams and events throughout Tokyo give everyone the chance to participate.
Employees work on a production line at a garment factory in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, on July 27.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2026
Shein finds there’s no place like China after Vietnam experiment disappoints
The ?advantage of having a Vietnamese export base is no longer as large as it used to be.
At Aoki Holdings’ Kaikatsu Club internet cafe in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza district, rows of locked private booths line both sides of a corridor.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 3, 2026
Diversification helped Aoki overtake Aoyama as 91AV原创 top suit retailer
In the year that ended in March, Aoki’s entertainment businesses contributed roughly 40% of total sales, making the segment a second pillar of the Yokohama-based company.
GU, the lower-priced brand under Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2026
Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18 jeans
The retailer this week unveiled the first collection overseen by Francesco Risso, the former creative director of Italian luxury label Marni.
Donald Tang, executive chairman of Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein, speaks during the Viva Technology conference in Paris in June last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Shein executive chairman to pass the baton as IPO nears completion, sources say
A Chinese American ?billionaire who began his career in banking, Donald Tang has acted as Shein’s Western representative, liaising ?with politicians, regulators?and investors.
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 12, 2026
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
Shop owners in Japan are seeing a deluge of overseas customers, and buyers outside Japan say the costs to stock their stores have doubled or even tripled.
Japan's Naomi Osaka warms up ahead of her first-round match against Elsa Jacquemot at Wimbledon, London, on Monday.
TENNIS
Jun 30, 2026
Naomi Osaka serves up a fashion slam at Wimbledon
Osaka, the 14th-seeded player and former world No. 1, did her walk-on in an all-white look by Hana Yagi, an independent Japanese designer, titled “Evolving Ceremony.”
Fans gather to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between France and Senegal during a watch party hosted by Adidas at Brooklyn Bridge Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 16.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
World Cup pits Adidas and Nike in fight for soccer street cred
With the ambush marketing of reintroducing a vintage jersey in March, Adidas is playing up soccer’s off-field appeal to score points in its perpetual battle with Nike.
An Onitsuka Tiger store in the Omotesando district of Tokyo. The footwear brand prepares to transform into a luxury lifestyle label distinct from Asics.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2026
Onitsuka Tiger pivots from Asics stripes to tap luxury market
The 77-year-old sneaker-maker is set to be spun off from parent Asics to capitalize on a resurgence in interest for retro aesthetics and Japanese style.
The rise of silver content creators is helping redefine what we associate with aging, and they are a potent spending force due to their substantial net worth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Your mum and dad are influencers now, too
As populations age and people delay retirement, these third-age influencers are restoring some relevance and legitimacy to age groups sidelined in many professions.
A man holds a lunch tote bag originally designed for women.
JAPAN / Society
May 27, 2026
91AV原创 younger generation enjoys genderless fashion
Many Japanese apparel companies are working to expand their product lineups and improve store environments to cater to the growing trend of genderless fashion.
The Margiela exhibition transforms Kudan House by removing most of its vintage furniture and covering everything in semitransparent plastic sheets.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 17, 2026
In Tokyo, Margiela’s art exhibition creates a haunting house
The brief but significant Tokyo exhibition offers a look at how Martin Margiela’s mind works in his new chosen field of fine art.
Waliu Fransisco separates tangled threads used for <i>aso-oke</i>, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Oke Oja workshop in Iseyin, Nigeria, on March 17.
WORLD / Society
Apr 15, 2026
Nigeria’s in-vogue handwoven fabric-makers resist automation
Traditionally worn by the Nigerian rich and ruling class on special occasions, “aso-oke” is now found in designer studios in major cities and is made into shoes, bags and purses.
An H&M store on Fifth Avenue in New York
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2026
Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its rebound story
H&M’s CEO is seeking once again to convince investors that the group has turned a corner.
With Mirumi, a fluffy-furred robot bag charm, robotics firm Yukai Engineering hopes to replicate the Labubu craze in Western countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2026
A fluffy pink robot may be 91AV原创 answer to Labubu
Mirumi, whose goal is to “steal your heart,” arrives as the “kidult” market is projected to climb.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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