Beat Takeshi's Latest Movie
Director, actor and comedian Takeshi Kitano, aka Beat Takeshi, is in the midst of his latest project, which promises to be one of his best yet: his movie version of the story about master swordsman Zatoichi.
Ayumi Hamasaki's Figurines
Ayumi Hamasaki has been a top star for longer than many other J-pop artists. Most fade away after just a few seasons. Not Hamasaki
Takuya Angel: Real Japanese Fashion
Takuya Sawada launched Takuya Angel to create something truly Japanese. He succeeded.
Tokyo Street Fashion
Over the past few years we have seen increasing numbers of American and European fashion designers, in-house designers, merchandisers, and so on coming to Tokyo because of their acute interest in what is happening here.
Barbara Tanaka: I’m desparately looking for the name of a Japanese clothing magazine that has directions on making a basic cardboard pattern for designing my own clothes. Can someone help me?
aiwo: if have any thing simple and nice … send me a email. . thks
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Romance on the Streets
Crescendo Time Lover is very easy to find on the streets of Osaka. Wherever they perform they tend to draw the largest crowds, even when nearby heavy metal bands all but drown them out.
Sex, Violence and Funny Jokes
The work of Japanese Illustrator Tsutomu Nagashima (1974), known on the streets as Keroman, at first seems disturbing and confusing.
DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 2 - The People
The second part of this two part series focuses on the people at Design Festa 8 comments
DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 1 - The Art
The first part of this two part series focuses on the art at Design Festa 4 comments
With Love from Japan — Truly Cute Embroidered Patches
Dorothy Vacance—one of Tokyo’s hidden gems—is offering really cute embroidered patches featuring traditional images of Japan 0 comments
rooms 32 - February 2016
One of Tokyo’s most important fashion and design exhibitions, rooms, took place again this week. JAPANESE STREETS picked a few favorites 3 comments
A Look Back at Last Year's JAPANESE STREETS Photo Exhibition
Last year, Israel’s famous Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art exhibited over 100 of JAPANESE STREETS photographs 6 comments
- Kjeld Duits 75 days ago (DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 2 - The People)
@Rina Thank you!
- Rina 75 days ago (DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 2 - The People)
RIP Japanesestreets.com :”( We will never forget…
- Kjeld Duits 108 days ago (Kaneko Ayano)
@jay I always tried to photograph people that I felt had something special. It was not just about the clothes and hairstyles, I looked for a presence. So, although I did not …
- jay 108 days ago (Kaneko Ayano)
Amazing! She would later go on to become a brilliant singer-songwriter and musician. Did you have any inkling that she had that future ahead of her?
- Kjeld Duits 579 days ago (FÖTUS: Fashion reborn)
@Anton Johansson Unfortunately, the brand went out of business a long time ago. But his pieces can still be found at online auctions and vintage stores in Japan. If you search …
- Anton Johansson 580 days ago (FÖTUS: Fashion reborn)
Anywhere you can buy some fötus pieces? Thanks!
- Princess Starlight 622 days ago (62 Rules for Living in a Forest)
I am a true forest girl, I grew up in the forest. The changing seasons, the falling snow, the glittering stars. These things leave an indelible impression on a person’s …
- Kjeld Duits 733 days ago (JOTARO SAITO A/W 2014)
Interesting comment I made way back in 2014. Jotaro Saito’s work will soon be exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum!
- Kjeld Duits 738 days ago (Aya Uemura)
Hi Loreta, Both Aya and Uemura are common names in Japan. The Aya in this photograph was born in 1982, so it is impossible that she is the Aya that you …
- Loreto 738 days ago (Aya Uemura)
hello Aya, how are you?, I’m Loreto from Spain. May I ask you something personal?, Have you been in Chichester, England, in the 80’s?. I met Aya Uemura there when …
