Anyone with an interest in news and analysis on the Japanese fashion market should be heading to MEKAS, the site run by W. David Marx, founder and chief editor of Neojaponisme and editor of consumer trend blog Clast.
"Marxy", as he is affectionately known, is also a contributor to The Business of Fashion.
Full access to the site requires a paid subscription, but a good deal of the content is available for free.
Current highlights are a piece on the yuru-nachu trend and an interview with sometime DP collaborator Takeji Hirakawa.
Incidentally, the name MEKAS comes from the Japanese word mekasu
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