Free Wifi in Japan? It might not be a dream… 東京等が無料wifi化されるのが夢じゃないかも？！
Haven’t we all dreamed of living in a world blanketed in wi-fi? The internet is the 4th leg of the three life essentials: housing, food, clothing…and mobile internet connection. First world problems, I know. But while having the world fully wired may be a pipe dream, I would settle for a near future of just
モノクロを着る女性はカラフルな人生を送る。東京編 Girls in black lead colorful lives. Featuring: Tokyo.
シティで働く女性にとって、モノクロワードローブはユニホームみたいなもの。ブラックは必需品で、雑誌が何を言おうと、流行りがなんだろうと関係ない。アーバンガールにとって、不動のナンバーワンカラー。 かっこよく、強く、永遠の。 しかし時に、活気がなく、暗くてつまらない。 私が思うのは、黒と白はキャンバス。そこに、飛び出るイマジネーションを落とし込もう。表だけでなくても、内面的にも良し！色んな意味でモノクロをまとった女性は最強に、カラフルなんだから。 If you’re a working woman in the city, there comes a point in time where you’ll a notice your monochromatic wardrobe becomes a uniform. Black itself is a staple that can’t be deterred and no matter what the magazines and fashion trends try to tell us, black will never
東京へ来て１０年が立つ頃に伝いたい気持ち 10 years in Tokyo, a thank you and a look back
I stood still in the middle of Shibuya scramble crossing one spring day when I was 18 years old, the crowd swarming around me in all directions like koi in a pond. J-pop played on the jumbo screen, it was a mix of words I could and couldn’t discern. It felt energetic…like a vortex, some
What’s so great about fashion week anyway? NYFW 2014 ◎コレクションのファッションウィークって何が良い訳？2014年NYFW版
Monclerの圧倒的な発表 Fashion weeks are a ringer where you’re passed through the psychological stages of euphoria and denial all in one fell swoop; This show is going to be AMAZING!!…that was awful, right? It’s not just me? It was awful, right???? God, I hope it doesn’t become a trend. I look SO good in this outfit,
Setsubun Ehomaki sushi rolls: the stylish and the strange.◎ 一風変わった恵方巻き、おしゃれな恵方巻きをランキング！
February 3rd is a Japanese holiday called “Setsubun” which is a spiritual spring-cleaning of sorts. You clean up your house, then promptly make it dirty again by throwing beans around, chanting “good spirits in, bad spirits out!”. When that’s done, you sit down for a meal of the “ehomaki” sushi roll. The traditional ingredients call
The world’s most expensive Kit Kat is in Tokyo. Of course.◎ 世界もっともグルメなキットカットが東京に登場
A high-end, fancy gourmet super rare chocolate Kit Kat? Priced at ¥315 ($3.00) per single one little BAR? And sold at a Kit Kat specialty shop? Only in Tokyo. キットカットから一本 315円のハイエンドで風変わりな、スーパーレアチョコレートが！東京でだけお目にかかれます！ なぜそんなに高い訳？！
男よりイケメンな女がモテる!? 海外も注目する「ボーイッシュ系」 Japanese girls as “boys” are more popular than the boys. The “Boyish-Kei” phenomenon
Japan takes “tomboy” to another level. What about females who dress as boys, talk like boys, are treated as boyfriends, and become famous as boys? It’s more than just pants and pressed collars and goes WAY beyond just being a fashion trend. It’s called “boyish-kei” (ボーイッシュ系 ) and it’s *fascinating*. 日本はトムボーイを進化させた？女の人が男として着飾って、男の様に話して、仕草なんてまるで彼氏。最終的に男として有名に？ただ、パンツをはいてきりっと衿付きシャツを切るだけじゃなくてファッショントレンドの上を行くそのファッションは、ボーイッシュ系と呼ばれる。うーん、魅力的！
“Select Shops” are dying out in the west, but will they survive in Japan?
「セレクトショップ」という発想は、もう２１世紀にはあてはまらない？ Japan has the largest number of mixed-brand boutiques, or “select shops” in the world. But is the idea of the “select shop” going to die out? 日本は世界でもトップクラスの数のミックスブランドショップやセレクトショップを持つ。が、セレクトショップの概念は変化しつつある。 Will only flagship stores survive? 生き残るのは、オンリーショップとフラッグシップショップ？