The secondhand market in Japan is one of the best-kept secrets. Used clothes in Japan have a reputation for their pristine condition. Moreover, thrift stores have strict standards for the items they ...

On a recent fall day in Manhattan's Soho district, fashionable New Yorkers mobbed the racks throughout Uniqlo's 36,000-square-foot, four-story flagship store. The must-have item for many of these ...

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. Uniqlo is a ...

TOKYO: A panel of experts set up by Japan’s industry ministry has set a goal of using 50,000 tonnes of discarded clothing to produce recycled fibre in fiscal 2030. The move is part of efforts to ...

A customer visits a secondhand clothes shop in the Harajuku district of Tokyo - Copyright AFP Philip FONG A customer visits a secondhand clothes shop in the Harajuku ...