Photography by TAKASHI HOMMA
Laëtitia Gimenez Adam, style
Emily Fujita, Io, Kia, Makoto, Saki Nakashima, and Aya Watanabe, models
Waka Adachi at Eight Peace Management, hair
Nobuko Maekawa at Perle Management, make-up
Reina Kubota, Souta Kasahara, and Jun Asami, photographer’s assistants
Barbara Anthofer, Jeanne Gignoux, Rumiko Koyama, and Mizuki Hirano, stylist’s assistants
Souta Kasahara, production
blue mohair jacket, white and pink swimsuit, gray and blue mohair “two-tone” skirt layered with burgundy skirt, socks, and black leather shoes Miu Miu
Saki wears mini-dress, denim slashed trousers, and heels MM6 Maison Margiela. Kia wears asymmetric dress Dior
wool and mohair dress with black “crown” oxford shoes Loewe
Tokyo Olympia #6, 2017
wool knitwear, silk shirt, and wool panties with leather heels Prada
white cotton knit top, shorts, and socks Vivienne Westwood
Tokyo Olympia #2, 2015
“draped twist” dress Yohji Yamamoto
black leather “cocoon” hooded cloak and boots Courrèges
jacket in iridescent tweed and feathers, silk organza skirt with feathers, and boots Chanel
Io wears ivory high-neck shirt and layered skirt in washed silk chiffon Mcqueen by Seán Mcgirr with “nuvola” mini-handbag Furla. Makoto wears white “shade and shaded” dress Issey Miyake
gold “zip” dress Hodakova
white oversize jumpsuit with mules Ferragamo
blue lace pussy-bow bodysuit, pink skirt in jacquard silk and lace, and brown slingbacks Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
lace dress with polka-dot embroidery and lace tights Valentino
black chiffon hooded kaftan, “lido” jersey top, cotton boxer shorts, and “taco kiss” boots Rick Owens
gathered bralette in cotton poplin, draped pants, and asymmetrical heeled sandals Alaïa
camel raffia top with spaghetti straps and matching “godé” skirt Gucci
large-shoulder silk coat, zipped short jumpsuit, and “paradise bird” shoes Louis Vuitton
black “one-and-a-half- breasted” long jacket and white cropped sleeveless shirt Emporio Armani with wool trousers Giorgio Armani
long draped dress in crepe with “court” shoes Sportmax
seamless “3d-printed” top, “tights pantashoes,” and dark gray “bel air carry-all xl” bag Balenciaga
”suspended” necklace sweater, gray “sliced” pencil skirt, “double” pumps, and “carrie” bag All-In
black blouson in grosgrain and nylon twill, pullover, and skirt Sacai, with “raquel d’orsay” heels Giuseppe Zanotti
Emily wears pale pink jacket, yellow top in soft silk habotai, pink “bloomy” mini-shorts, and ballerinas Chloé. Io wears cream long dress Kenzo
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editor’s letter
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empire of signs
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cover #1 takashi murakami
interview by Jérôme Sans
takashi murakami
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ryoko sekiguchi
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motoko ishibashi
interview by Aleph Molinari
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sexual assault breaking the silence
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juergen teller and nobuyoshi araki
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suwa nagano
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fetish magazines
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tadanoori yokoo
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kazumi asamura hayashi
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fumihiro hayashi
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nobuyoshi araki
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tomoo gokita
interview by Olivier Zahm
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loewe s/s 2025
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hajime sorayama
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my father
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announcement to humanity
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hajime kinoko
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kunichi nomura
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aya takano
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masaru hatanaka
interview by Aleph Molinari
why japan?
by Urs Fischer, Ramdane Touhami, Stéphane Sednaoui
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photography by Hart Lëshkina
why japan?
by Helmut Lang
minoru nomata
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in praise of shadows
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best of the season s/s 2025
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purple beauty nails
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valentino s/s 2025
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balenciaga s/s 2025
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butoh the dance of darkness
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photography by Juergen Teller
tomihiro kono
photography by Joe Lai
cover #12 comme des garçons s/s 2025
photography by Ola Rindal
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chanel s/s 2025
photography by Chikashi Suzuki
the japanese lessons we refuse to learn
by Daido Moriyama
dualité by brioni and lalique
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pink eiga
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cover #18 sakura andō in chanel s/s 2025
photography by Chikashi Suzuki
noritoshi hirakawa
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tomo koizumi
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trails
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koji kimura
by André Michel
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daido moriyama
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erotica
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purple story
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setsuko klossowska de rola
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cover #15 paul & joe
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why japan?
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alejandro garcia contreras
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casablanca s/s 2025
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why japan?
by Stefano Pilati
saint laurent by anthony vaccarello s/s 2025
photography by Takashi Homma
why japan?
by André
best of men s/s 2025
Photography by Kejichi Nitta
kei ninomiya
interview by Olivier Zahm
anders edström
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zen gardens
by Takashi Homma
wabi-sabi spiritual values
by Leonard Koren
wim wenders
interview by Olivier Zahm and Aleph Molinari
miu miu s/s 2025
photography by Coco Capitán
ruth asawa
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waves
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jun takahashi
interview by Aleph Molinari
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kumiko
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yōko yamanaka
interview by Olivier Zahm
mariko mori
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the tokyo toilet
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ann lee in anzen zone
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young designers s/s 2025
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kenshu shintsubo
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why japan?
by Setsuko
the original hotel okura
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kyoto international conference center
by Sachio Otani
tadashi kawamata
interview by Aleph Molinari
purple beauty make-up
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kids
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by Roland Barthes
interview by Jérôme Sans
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interview by Mark Alizart and Olivier Zahm
interview by Aleph Molinari
by Karyn Nishimura-Poupée
by Katerina Jebb
text by André Michel
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interview by Olivier Zahm
photography by Suffo Moncloa
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by Rick Owens
by Ryoko Sekiguchi
by Stéphane Sednaoui
interview by Olivier Zahm
portrait by Chikashi Suzuki
text by Aaron Rose
interview by Aleph Molinari
by Urs Fischer, Ramdane Touhami, Stéphane Sednaoui
by Helmut Lang
photography by Takashi Homma
photography by Takashi Homma
by Mei Kawajiri
photography by Hart Lëshkina
photography by Hart Lëshkina
photography by Joe Lai
photography by Juergen Teller
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photography by Nikolai von Bismarck
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by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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photography by Keizo Motoda
photography by Keizo Motoda
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by Takashi Homma
by André Michel
by Daido Moriyama
by Olivier Zahm
by Stefano Pilati
by Coco Capitán
photography by Olivier Zahm
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by André
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interview by Olivier Zahm
by Takashi Homma
by Leonard Koren
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by Takashi Homma
interview by Aleph Molinari
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by Anna Dubosc
photography by Chikashi Suzuki
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by Koji Yanai
by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
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