For instance, these Full-Saddle jeans are made with a 14 oz. Japanese shuttle-loomed, unsanforized selvedge denim, rinsed to eliminate a bit of shrink, which will wear nicely year-round.

Manufactured with just the tiniest bit of ‘stretch’ for additional comfort, we’re big fans of these slim-fit jeans which are the product of a storied (and ongoing) partnership with Kaihara Mills — the ...

For the uninitiated, sliding into the CT-100x pair’s 14.5-ounce raw indigo selvedge denim—produced by the renowned Kuroki Mills, in Okayama, Japan—will be rough, quite literally. These 100% ...

After entering 2000, Japan’s social class solidification and education gap have attracted more and more attention. The increasingly close relationship between the birth class and the final educational ...

Japan’s output gap, which measures the difference between an economy’s actual and potential output, is likely to stand at +0.4% in the fiscal year starting in April, according to an estimate ...

Synthetic dyes and automated machinery dominate fast fashion. But in Japan, luxury denim makers use centuries-old looms and natural dyes to make jeans they say can last a lifetime. The bird at the ...

The gap between South Korea and Japan's global export volumes has narrowed to an all-time low. The Korea International Trade Association announced on the 29th that after analyzing Japan's Ministry ...

Nissan is living on borrowed time. Mainly due to a lack of innovation, the Japanese automaker is seeing sales declines and facing a new reality of being woefully behind the competition on several ...

Labour shortage fuels increased bankruptcies among small Japanese firms Japan faces shortage of 3.4 million workers by decade's end, study shows Ishiba's rural revitalisation efforts challenged by ...