Most guests at the latest iteration of “Pop N Cute” — the 10th in a series of Tokyo parties produced by Junnyan, the Japanese organizer of Harajuku Fashion Walk — took a no-holds-barred approach to ...

Sebastian Masuda, “Colorful Rebellion” at Kianga Ellis Projects (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic) Plastic toys, bundles of fake fur, stuffed animals, and other accoutrements of ...

Midori Tajiri-Byrd’s faded lilac mohawk falls across her forehead as she flips through a book of photos. Taken in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, they depict teens and twentysomethings wearing second-hand, ...

While self harm is a taboo topic around the world, in Japan, the stakes are higher. Though suicide is rampant, mental health is rarely discussed, and support systems are few and far between. For ...

Japan is famous for its culture of cuteness — better known as kawaii — embodied by popular characters like Hello Kitty or unique fashion subcultures such as Lolita and Decora. In Tokyo, the undisputed ...