NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the Hawaiian ... At that time, most people from mainland Japan who visited Okinawa did so for a memorial trip to mourn Japanese ...

Word-of-mouth travels fast in the menswear world, and right now, few brands are stoking more chatter—more unabashed enthusiasm—than the ascendant Japanese ... has inspired men to look sharper ...

Hidetoshi Takeyasu, a manager at the inner wear business division of Gunze Ltd., an Osaka-based apparel company, said the trend in men’s underwear in Japan “has shifted every 20 years or so ...