Tokyo Weekender April 2017
The shopping special. 6 New Trends from Tokyo Fashion Week. 5 Interior Design Brands to Transform Your Living Space. 33 Designer Japanese Items for Your Home, Wardrobe, and Beauty Kit. Plus: Q&A with Ghost in the Shell Cast Feat. Scarlett Johansson, the Curious “Adult Wrapping” Therapy, and Win a Year’s Worth of Facials
The shopping special. 6 New Trends from Tokyo Fashion Week. 5 Interior Design Brands to Transform Your Living Space. 33 Designer Japanese Items for Your Home, Wardrobe, and Beauty Kit. Plus: Q&A with Ghost in the Shell Cast Feat. Scarlett Johansson, the Curious “Adult Wrapping” Therapy, and Win a Year’s Worth of Facials
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@bapawn: You know, even though it’s out of step with<br />
many other nations, I like how Japan’s new school<br />
year starts in <strong>April</strong> – usually with a backdrop of cherry<br />
blossoms.<br />
@mizrama: Yes, it’s fitting for the theme of spring.<br />
While I hate to be a cliché, I can’t help but associate<br />
spring with new beginnings and fresh starts.<br />
@bapawn: And we’ve got plenty of those in this month’s<br />
issue…<br />
@bapawn: I’m a fan of that denim kimono jacket, the<br />
lacquer plates, and for what might be the first time in<br />
my life, I’m jazzed about a comb.<br />
@mizrama: Ha! Here’s another odd thing to get jazzed<br />
about: the curious new Japanese relaxation therapy<br />
I tried called otonamaki. The word means “adult<br />
wrapping” and I literally got wrapped up in a big piece<br />
of cotton fabric.<br />
@bapawn: Wow. Sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie.<br />
@mizrama: Indeed, starting with six styles straight<br />
from the <strong>Tokyo</strong> Fashion Week AW17 catwalks. Don’t you<br />
love Bunny’s cover illustrations?<br />
@bapawn: I do. I’ve always had a thing for the “fashion<br />
model strut,” and I think she captures it quite nicely.<br />
Speaking of new beginnings, we’re going to be unveiling<br />
a new section on our website, aren’t we?<br />
@mizrama: Yes, the entire <strong>Tokyo</strong> <strong>Weekender</strong> site is<br />
getting a facelift this month, and one of our new sections<br />
is The <strong>Weekender</strong> Shop [page 20]. I’m excited about<br />
being able to showcase some exquisite designer Japanese<br />
goods. Do you have your eye on any of the items?<br />
@mizrama: I know, that photo of me all tied up [page<br />
32] does look pretty alien. Although, perhaps not as<br />
alien as Scarlett Johansson’s cyborg character in Ghost<br />
in the Shell. The film’s getting released this month<br />
in <strong>Tokyo</strong> – what was it like interviewing the director<br />
Rupert Sanders? [page 36]<br />
@bapawn: Well, I think he was getting a little tired<br />
of having to field questions like mine, about the<br />
whitewashing controversy.<br />
@mizrama: I’m sure. But anyone who follows Beat<br />
Takeshi around the world to persuade him to be in his<br />
movie is clearly up for a challenge.<br />
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