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Second-hand clothes finally take off in Japan
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» TOKYO - A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading.
Vibrant nightlife enlivens townships
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» At night, quiet and darkness shroud much of Khayelitsha, a township outside of Cape Town. But along a roughly 400-metre stretch of Spine Road, a major thoroughfare, blue-and-yellow lights glow from bare wooden structures that vibrate with the electronic beats of the wildly popular South African genre amapiano.
Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» TOKYO: Thousands of Japanese offered flowers and prayers on Tuesday in honour of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a controversial state funeral attended by hundreds of foreign dignitaries.
Less formal, more comfortable: pandemic transforms work attire
AFP, Published on 19/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Suits and tailored shirts are out, sweatpants and pajamas are in: remote working is changing work clothes habits, and while vaccines may bring back some formality, old-school office attire should emerge from the pandemic far less starched and strict.
Tom Hanks says taking virus isolation 'one-day-at-a-time'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» GOLD COAST: Oscar-winner Tom Hanks said he and his wife were taking their new roles as quarantined coronavirus patients in their stride Friday, urging the public to heed the advice of experts.
US rights group wades into yoga pants school dress code row
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» CHICAGO - Yoga pants and leggings have become a staple in the wardrobes of many Americans -- but one US school district is under fire for allegedly punishing young girls who wear them to class.
French luxury giants dive into Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» PARIS - Steve Jobs may have been a tech genius, but he clearly didn't care much for fashion.
Yangon court detains Reuters journalists another 2 weeks
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2017
» YANGON: Two Reuters journalists who have been detained in Myanmar for the past two weeks were remanded in custody for a further two weeks on Wednesday as a probe into allegations they breached the nation's Official Secrets Act continues.
Police arrest Spanish football federation president and son
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2017
» MADRID - Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar, FIFA's senior vice president and a long-time player in world soccer, was arrested Tuesday along with his son and two more federation executives in an anti-corruption investigation.
Okinawa fashion: new style for Japan's tropical islands
AFP, Published on 21/10/2016
» TOKYO - Okinawa, the Japanese archipelago home to thousands of US troops and popular with scuba divers, is looking beyond its beach resorts and World War II battle sites to bag a spot in high fashion.