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This blog is all about the modern fashion trends in Japan. The fashion industry is rapidly growing in Japan, and is even developing new trends faster than the U.S. When searching this site, I thought I was viewing "Huate Couture", but I was actually surprised that they were pictures of real people and not just fashion models/designers. This blog updates the newest trends each day, and according to the blog, men are starting to wear heels.

This page link is about the history of Japanese music. It speaks of the most prominent musical artists of a few time periods before the present. The info pertaining to these artists refers to their backgrounds and how they started and became popular. It also mentions a few of the most popular styles of music during those periods.

Japanese musics past 1990 has lessened the the focus on traditional orchestrations of imi uta, and other older types of Japanese music. The country and its emerging musicians from younger generations have developed more technologically produced work, like the digitally composed genre dubbed "J-Pop", which combines catchy, computerized rhythms with lyrics applicable to other aspects of entertainment in Japan, like the production of anime.

The introduction provides the brief outlook from four different authors' combined perspective. It dictates how the women's importance to the economy has grown in the 30 years since the actual book was written and the elements that have increased that importance.

This article talks about how the J. League, the current league for professional soccer came to Japan in 1993. There is a two division system with 28 teams who face off in league matches and for the cup tournaments. The first division, J1 has all the best players and teams who have proven they are the top competitors while the J2 league is the more developing league with top teams in J2 switching with the worst teams in j1 every year. Even foreign stars helped the popularity of soccer in Japan soar and it is now watched by almost a quarter of Japanese population.

This article talks about how money is allocated now to promote and ensure the playability of soccer in Japan. Due to its popularity, Japan allocated $35.6 million for anti hooligan measures including the development to stop unruly and rowdy fans. They also hosted the World Club Championship, also called the Toyota Cup featuring clubs out of the country being held there.

This sheds some light on the Rock scene in Japan. You would never have thought that in Japan people listen to rock. This site offers some background info on when and how Japanese Rock started and how it developed over the years.