In Japan, 15-year old high school students are fans of [his] style.” Akamine’s latest endeavor is a book, Yukio Akamine’s ...

This cohort of visionary designers—extraordinary artists and skilled craftspeople, really—established a tradition of avant-garde and elegant Japanese high fashion that resounds today.

Tadashi Yanai, founder of clothing retailer Uniqlo and Japan’s richest man ... This massive fortune, which placed him at the top of Forbes’ Japan rich list, surpassed what Yanai, 74, could have ...