Japanese Fashion & Film in Seattle
Japanese Fashion, Film and Flora Flourish in Seattle
By Kimo Friese
SUMMER in Seattle, Washington is in full swing having kicked off with summer solstice events and continuing throughout the summer as long as the beautiful weather holds. Folk, rock and electronic musical events, outdoor film
In Memoriam: Nagisa Oshima
How a studio trained director quit the system to go independent and become one of the most influential filmmakers in Japanese history.
NAGISA Oshima, one of Japan’s most influential and controversial film directors, died January 15 in a hospital near Tokyo at the age of 80. Several years prior I
TATTOO CULTURE TAKES HOLD
In Japan, tattoos have long been associated with yakuza gang members. Today, tattoos represent a form of self-expression that is here to stay.
Tattoo You
Tattooing through the Ages
For centuries, many cultures around the world have practiced the art of tattooing including tribal groups in
HARAJUKU VS VENICE BEACH
Tokyo’s Harajuku District, a fashion paradise where the catwalk got its claws, rivals L.A.’s Venice Beach for uniqueness. So why then does the Harajuku/Omotesando district trump what Venice Beach has to offer?
Harajuku Girls, you’ve got that wicked style
Street Fashion meets the Concrete Catw