TOKYO -- In a shrinking market for jeans, denim maker Edwin is fighting to be one of the last brands standing in Japan. The ...

Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim ...

Such is the enduring legacy of these Japanese clothing brands that have not only permeated the global fashion industry but also changed the way designers today perceive clothing's form and function.

Momotaro Jeans was established in 2006 by Japan Blue, one of a few dozen denim producers in the seaside town of Kojima, renowned for their artisan quality The brand's most expensive offering ...

Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs. Unlike their mass ...