The name is pronounced "YOU-nee-klo" in English. In the early 1990s, the Japanese economy hit a major slump. And Uniqlo's cheap clothes got popular fast. The Japanese economic downturn is often ...

The Baby Clothes market encompasses all clothing articles and accessories for children up to a height of 85cm. Clothes for taller children are subsumed into the other children’s clothing markets.

“I could not keep my hands from shaking from the strain,” Goto, 42, said, recalling her appearance at Japan Society in May last year. Goto has honed her “kaketsugi” clothes mending skills ...

“There is a new view among consumers, too, that it’s cool to upcycle favorite clothes and wear them longer.” Since olden days, it has been common in Japan to fix and remake kimono to wear ...

Companies that market their own clothing in Japan as listed on public reports filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 2004. † Information obtained by contacting each company ...