HITA, Japan -- Colored carp, sunflowers, zebra prints and more. Colorful geta wooden sandals with these fancy patterns caught my eye when I visited Motono Hakimono Kogyo, a geta factory in Hita, Oita ...

Cult Japanese labels NEEDLES and Suicoke may only have formed a relationship recently, but by all means its efforts are fruitful. In 2019 the duo released its first collaboration, in 2020 they bounced ...

Eva Korsten and Dave Hendriks’ emerging Amsterdam-based footwear label YUME YUME is heavily inspired by Japanese culture — its name is even derived from the Japanese word for “Dream” — and as such, it ...