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How Can Job-Seekers Show Their Personality in a Black Recruit Uniform?

January 27, 2024 By Fuka Arai Japanese companies tend to ask job seekers to wear “recruit suits” with a black jacket, skirt/trousers,...

Pro-gender equality as a fashion?

July 27, 2023 Kiwa Tomonari A Japanese cosmetics brand called Canmake Tokyo has changed their jingle from "Girls are very enjoyable!" to...

Is There “Diversity” in A Lookism Society?

January 27, 2024 By Momo Muraki There is no standard definition of "beauty." If it is truly so, you can define it whatever you like. But...

Cultural Appropriation: What Is the True Kimono?

July 3, 2022 Momoho Kumekawa Kim Kardashian, a celebrity and business person in the U.S., has launched a brand Skims, which sells...

Eriko Yamaguch’s Spirit Still Lives in the Brand

July 2, 2022 Kiho Taguchi Motherhouse is a Japanese fashion brand that has strong capacity of product design and planning, manufacturing,...

Don’t Undermine Freedom of Expression

July 3, 22 Arisa Yajima On April 4, 2022, a full-page advertisement for the comic Tawawa on Monday ( Getsuyo-bino Tawawa) published in...

Necessity of A Spouse’s Consent for Abortion

July 07, 2022 Hikari Ishikawa Is a spouse’s consent necessary for an abortion? In Japan, the curettage method accounts for 80% of all...

Japanese Idols Take Actions Against COVID-19

May 30, 2020 Misato Sasaki Johnny & Associates, the top agency of Japanese entertainment, started their social contribution to counter...

The Day When Bullying Disappears from Japan

August 9, 2019 Misaki Nishi Have you ever witnessed or been bullied by your classmates, friends, or yourself being bullied? Currently,...