Agnes B. is seeking condom packaging designs on Facebook to raise awareness of AIDS prevention.

Long-established Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi teamed up with a secondhand clothing brand to propose "upcycling," a step beyond remaking.

"Put on some steteko and read a book" this Golden Week! Uniqlo and Tsutaya present 10 ways to spend Golden Week in Shibuya

Afternoon tea opens in Grand Front Osaka in the mixed style of its founding

IDÉE opens its first directly managed store in Osaka. A new collection shop opens at Grand Front Osaka

Ermenegildo Zegna and Maserati collaborate to create a special car limited to 100 units

Nike's free app "Run Track" combines running and music

Journal Standard Furniture supervises its first model room. The image is of a fashionable woman living in a Mitsui apartment.

Pierre Hermé holds Celeste Fair. From tarts to macarons, they're decorated in the Celeste style.

Former East German traffic light mascot Ampelmann's first street-level store opens on Cat Street

The owners of the popular Paris bakery Rose Bakery, where queues are inevitable, are visiting Japan. Their current focus is on warabimochi (bracken-starch dumplings).

FAUCHON releases limited edition heart-shaped cake and vegetable spread for Mother's Day