Japanese Trend Sites?

thomas · Apr 3, 2001, 15:00

Guest J. Grabano asked:

Do you know any cool Japanese trends site, preferably in English?

Thanks,

Nahoko · Apr 4, 2001, 15:00

It depends on which trends you are refering to (music, fashion, underground...). You will be able to find a lot of suitable pages in our directory.

thomas · Apr 17, 2001, 15:00

Guest J. Grabano replied:

The works...Japanese fashion, music, film, etc.

Nahoko · Apr 18, 2001, 15:00

Dear J. Grabano,

I just went to our directory and made a advanced search for trends in japan. It resulted in 7 pages found, many of them might be very useful to you. Then I went on to our new (and more precise) alpha search and did the same, with one search result, a web site called "Trends in Japan".

I would also like to add that there is a subcategory entirely devoted to fashion and trends.

Thank you very much for your visit.

halloalex · Apr 15, 2002, 10:53

Hi Nahoko, nice to meet you!

I think, Trends in Japan is a pretty good site about contemporary developments in Japan. But I have to admit, that I dont know many sites concerning this issue, although I would like to know more sites too. So, if anyone knows a great site, let us know

Thx,
alex.

P.S. A year or two ago I thought about setting up a colourful homepage concerning trends in Japan, because once (on a sunday afternoon) I have done a photo series (called "Tokyo Colours) in Shibuya with 12 pictures of pied Japanese Elvis-Presley-doubles, etc - but unfortunately never had time for it :-(

halloalex · Apr 15, 2002, 10:59

Hold on, although it seems a bit commercial, J-Streetstyle has some nice galleries too (found through the advanced search form)

Cheers,
alex

thomas · Apr 15, 2002, 17:54

Originally posted by halloalex
A year or two ago I thought about setting up a colourful homepage concerning trends in Japan, because once (on a sunday afternoon) I have done a photo series (called "Tokyo Colours) in Shibuya with 12 pictures of pied Japanese Elvis-Presley-doubles, etc - but unfortunately never had time for it :-(

We'll always offer you a platform to show your pics! ;)

We plan to set up a photo gallery where visitors may upload their J-related pics. What do you think?

halloalex · Apr 17, 2002, 10:05

Hey Thomas!

Well, I think, itｴs a great idea to offer the users a possibility to upload their own Japan-pictures. Because I would definitely like to use it. But I am not sure, if there are many other users, who have their pictures already scanned - since I figured out, how long it takes to scan photos a few weeks ago. So better wait a while till more users come up with such an idea. However, when ever you need my pictures or I may upload them anywhere, just drop me a line. Be sure, I'll be the first. Or there is anyone out there, who believes that he could be faster???

Yours,
alex.

thomas · Apr 17, 2002, 18:49

You're lucky, Alex, I am so bored, I'll start to install the gallery right today! j/k

Btw, there's a fantastic new gallery script (which I happened to port over to English, hehe):

=> http://www.4homepages.de

But seriously, I think it's a good idea, adds interactivity to a web site. People just love to watch personal pics.

halloalex · Apr 18, 2002, 09:02

Wow, sounds great. Hope, you will inform us, as soon as we can upload our pics...

Yours,
alex

thomas · Apr 18, 2002, 16:50

I hope I can accomplish that today. Glad you liked my screenshots! ;)

kidtokyo · Jun 10, 2002, 11:19

Try checking my website for information.

www.kidtokyo.com

Kjeld · Jun 23, 2002, 12:31

Thanks for inviting me to the forum, Thomas. I think the trend page is a great idea. Especially to allow other people to post pictures. I am looking foward to what you will come up with.

Some other sites that are worth watching. Many show trendy youths, or fashion:

My own site has a daily updated page with shots of trendy youths:
http://ikjeld.com/street/lastmth.html

A monthly updated site with shots of young Japanese (in Japanese!):
http://galsoops.com/snap/index.html

Japanese street fashion:
http://www.j-streetstyle.com/

A site on Fashion in Japan:
http://www.fashioninjapan.com/

Great trendy e-zine:
http://www.shift.jp.org/

ENJOY!

thomas · Jun 23, 2002, 18:37

Hi Kjeld,

welcome to the board, it's a pleasure to have you here!

Thanks for the update on J-trendy web sites.

jus_defy · Jun 24, 2002, 04:59

with Japan and anything Japanese? What about China, Singapore, Malaysia and all the other asian cultures?

thomas · Jun 24, 2002, 05:52

Japanese pop culture is in at the moment: Jpop, sushi and anime everywhere, it even influences surrounding Asian countries more than some are willing to admit (Korea). Perhaps it's more than just a trend...
;)

Btw, there are many web sites catering to other Asian niches (oh, chinareference.com is not related to our site, lol).

jus_defy · Jun 24, 2002, 10:58

was started in Paris or is that old thinking. By the way, I just glanced at a few photos of the fashions...aren't there any fat Japanese?...not counting sumo wrestlers.

thomas · Jun 24, 2002, 17:16

While Paris and Milano are capitals of fashion (at least in regard to "haute couture"), there are a lot of other places that can be considered as trend-setting, take London or Tokyo for instance.

Fat Japanese? Well, first of all, fashion models are perhaps not that representative, as they still have a propensity to "twiggy-ism", hehe. Furthermore, Japanese eating habits do change. I have no statistics, but the number of fat people and malnutritional diseases is on the rise. Take a look at the following page

=> http://dandoweb.com/e/fat.html

thomas · Jun 27, 2002, 17:30

One more related article about Japanese girls getting taller and taller:

Land of the Amazons

=> http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=kuchikomi&id=181

tosh · Jun 28, 2002, 08:42

Land of the Amazons: The Japantoday forum post with the title, "Growth hormones". ...Pretty much sums it all up.

thomas · Jun 28, 2002, 17:20

Hormons or not, my wife enjoys to tower over her bosses.

tosh · Jun 28, 2002, 18:21

Hey, I never said I didn't like hormones. ....Besides they probably enjoy it more.

moyashi · Jul 19, 2002, 10:44

lolololol ... Japanese girls getting taller. hehehe.... somebody is forgetting another anatomacial part ... hehe

A basic change in diet has occured in Japan. Baby weights also increase quicker now than in the past. I would acount much of this to a wider spread intake of milk and meat products and the horrid convience syndrome (7/11, AM - PM, Lawsons and such).

Also, another factor that hasn't been mentioned is the almost total decrease of [seiza] sitting on the knees like a samurai. Couches and sofa's have basically replaced the [zabuton] square thin cushion. I've seen a growing number of girls with straighter and longer legs. (no complaints here! -- men eh!)

And a final mention, the almost non-existance of kimono owning young ladies. I wonder if looser fitting shirts don't help in some aspects ??

Obesity, in folks other than Sumo wrestlers is a very limited part of the population. Although, I know a few who probably are putting their health at risk. Listening to many friends and acquaitances talk, I imagine this low count of heavy set folks is probably due to the fact that food serving portions are almost 1/3 of what you would be served in the States. A student just came back from Italy and she complained about the servings size being way too much. In her opinion, she mentioned that that serving would easily satisfy 3 or 4 adults.

just read the japantoday site. lololol ... I'm gonna stay away from the comments about the Americans. My sister would kill me ... lolololo

Castle22 · Nov 28, 2006, 08:14

Hey guys!!
Check out this site called "Japanese Trend Watch", which I found by chance.

ttp://japanesetrend.client.jp/

It basically is a blog talking about emerging trends in Japan, speciafically in auto, entertainment, fashion, gadget and sports field.
He also put up some YouTube file something relating to that topic!!
Enjoy!!

Apr 3, 2001, 15:00	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Japanese Trend Sites? Guest J. Grabano asked: Do you know any cool Japanese trends site, preferably in English? Thanks,

Apr 18, 2001, 15:00	#4
Nahoko Regular Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 54	Directory search Dear J. Grabano, I just went to our directory and made a advanced search for trends in japan. It resulted in 7 pages found, many of them might be very useful to you. Then I went on to our new (and more precise) alpha search and did the same, with one search result, a web site called "Trends in Japan". I would also like to add that there is a subcategory entirely devoted to fashion and trends. Thank you very much for your visit.

Apr 15, 2002, 17:54	#7
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Originally posted by halloalex A year or two ago I thought about setting up a colourful homepage concerning trends in Japan, because once (on a sunday afternoon) I have done a photo series (called "Tokyo Colours) in Shibuya with 12 pictures of pied Japanese Elvis-Presley-doubles, etc - but unfortunately never had time for it :-( We'll always offer you a platform to show your pics! ;) We plan to set up a photo gallery where visitors may upload their J-related pics. What do you think? Last edited by thomas; Apr 15, 2002 at 18:00.

Jun 10, 2002, 11:19	#12
kidtokyo Tokyo 9/16/07 Join Date: Jun 10, 2002 Location: Florida, USA Age: 29 Posts: 49	Try checking my website for information. www.kidtokyo.com __________________ I was the 102nd person to join this forum out of over 27,000! Weee! (^o^)

Jun 23, 2002, 12:31	#13
Kjeld Member Join Date: Jun 23, 2002 Location: Kansai, Japan Age: 49 Posts: 43	Thanks for inviting me to the forum, Thomas. I think the trend page is a great idea. Especially to allow other people to post pictures. I am looking foward to what you will come up with. Some other sites that are worth watching. Many show trendy youths, or fashion: My own site has a daily updated page with shots of trendy youths: http://ikjeld.com/street/lastmth.html A monthly updated site with shots of young Japanese (in Japanese!): http://galsoops.com/snap/index.html Japanese street fashion: http://www.j-streetstyle.com/ A site on Fashion in Japan: http://www.fashioninjapan.com/ Great trendy e-zine: http://www.shift.jp.org/ ENJOY! __________________ iKjeld.com -- Photos and News on Japan Old Photos of Japan -- Rare Photos of Japan Between the 1860s and 1930s JapaneseStreets.com -- Magazine on Japanese Street Fashion and Street Culture

Apr 4, 2001, 15:00	#2
Nahoko Regular Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 54	It depends on which trends you are refering to (music, fashion, underground...). You will be able to find a lot of suitable pages in our directory.

Apr 17, 2001, 15:00	#3
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Guest J. Grabano replied: The works...Japanese fashion, music, film, etc.

Apr 15, 2002, 10:53	#5
halloalex Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 24	Hi Nahoko, nice to meet you! I think, Trends in Japan is a pretty good site about contemporary developments in Japan. But I have to admit, that I dont know many sites concerning this issue, although I would like to know more sites too. So, if anyone knows a great site, let us know Thx, alex. P.S. A year or two ago I thought about setting up a colourful homepage concerning trends in Japan, because once (on a sunday afternoon) I have done a photo series (called "Tokyo Colours) in Shibuya with 12 pictures of pied Japanese Elvis-Presley-doubles, etc - but unfortunately never had time for it :-(

Apr 15, 2002, 10:59	#6
halloalex Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 24	Hold on, although it seems a bit commercial, J-Streetstyle has some nice galleries too (found through the advanced search form) Cheers, alex

Apr 17, 2002, 10:05	#8
halloalex Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 24	Hey Thomas! Well, I think, itｴs a great idea to offer the users a possibility to upload their own Japan-pictures. Because I would definitely like to use it. But I am not sure, if there are many other users, who have their pictures already scanned - since I figured out, how long it takes to scan photos a few weeks ago. So better wait a while till more users come up with such an idea. However, when ever you need my pictures or I may upload them anywhere, just drop me a line. Be sure, I'll be the first. Or there is anyone out there, who believes that he could be faster??? Yours, alex.

Apr 17, 2002, 18:49	#9
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	You're lucky, Alex, I am so bored, I'll start to install the gallery right today! j/k Btw, there's a fantastic new gallery script (which I happened to port over to English, hehe): => http://www.4homepages.de But seriously, I think it's a good idea, adds interactivity to a web site. People just love to watch personal pics.

Apr 18, 2002, 09:02	#10
halloalex Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 24	Wow, sounds great. Hope, you will inform us, as soon as we can upload our pics... Yours, alex

Apr 18, 2002, 16:50	#11
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	I hope I can accomplish that today. Glad you liked my screenshots! ;)

Jun 23, 2002, 18:37	#14
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hi Kjeld, welcome to the board, it's a pleasure to have you here! Thanks for the update on J-trendy web sites.

Jun 24, 2002, 04:59	#15
jus_defy Regular Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: Visalia, California Age: 48 Posts: 40	I was wondering why the big fascination with Japan and anything Japanese? What about China, Singapore, Malaysia and all the other asian cultures?

Jun 24, 2002, 05:52	#16
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Japanese pop culture is in at the moment: Jpop, sushi and anime everywhere, it even influences surrounding Asian countries more than some are willing to admit (Korea). Perhaps it's more than just a trend... ;) Btw, there are many web sites catering to other Asian niches (oh, chinareference.com is not related to our site, lol).

Jun 24, 2002, 10:58	#17
jus_defy Regular Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: Visalia, California Age: 48 Posts: 40	I always thought that fashion.... was started in Paris or is that old thinking. By the way, I just glanced at a few photos of the fashions...aren't there any fat Japanese?...not counting sumo wrestlers.

Jun 24, 2002, 17:16	#18
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	While Paris and Milano are capitals of fashion (at least in regard to "haute couture"), there are a lot of other places that can be considered as trend-setting, take London or Tokyo for instance. Fat Japanese? Well, first of all, fashion models are perhaps not that representative, as they still have a propensity to "twiggy-ism", hehe. Furthermore, Japanese eating habits do change. I have no statistics, but the number of fat people and malnutritional diseases is on the rise. Take a look at the following page => http://dandoweb.com/e/fat.html

Jun 27, 2002, 17:30	#19
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	One more related article about Japanese girls getting taller and taller: Land of the Amazons => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=kuchikomi&id=181

Jun 28, 2002, 08:42	#20
tosh Regular Member Join Date: Apr 25, 2002 Location: the other side of the world. Posts: 61	Land of the Amazons: The Japantoday forum post with the title, "Growth hormones". ...Pretty much sums it all up.

Jun 28, 2002, 17:20	#21
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hormons or not, my wife enjoys to tower over her bosses.

Jun 28, 2002, 18:21	#22
tosh Regular Member Join Date: Apr 25, 2002 Location: the other side of the world. Posts: 61	Hey, I never said I didn't like hormones. ....Besides they probably enjoy it more.

Jul 19, 2002, 10:44	#23
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	lolololol ... Japanese girls getting taller. hehehe.... somebody is forgetting another anatomacial part ... hehe A basic change in diet has occured in Japan. Baby weights also increase quicker now than in the past. I would acount much of this to a wider spread intake of milk and meat products and the horrid convience syndrome (7/11, AM - PM, Lawsons and such). Also, another factor that hasn't been mentioned is the almost total decrease of [seiza] sitting on the knees like a samurai. Couches and sofa's have basically replaced the [zabuton] square thin cushion. I've seen a growing number of girls with straighter and longer legs. (no complaints here! -- men eh!) And a final mention, the almost non-existance of kimono owning young ladies. I wonder if looser fitting shirts don't help in some aspects ?? Obesity, in folks other than Sumo wrestlers is a very limited part of the population. Although, I know a few who probably are putting their health at risk. Listening to many friends and acquaitances talk, I imagine this low count of heavy set folks is probably due to the fact that food serving portions are almost 1/3 of what you would be served in the States. A student just came back from Italy and she complained about the servings size being way too much. In her opinion, she mentioned that that serving would easily satisfy 3 or 4 adults. just read the japantoday site. lololol ... I'm gonna stay away from the comments about the Americans. My sister would kill me ... lolololo __________________ crazy gonna crazy

Nov 28, 2006, 08:14	#24
Castle22 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2006 Posts: 2	Japanese Trend Site 2 Hey guys!! Check out this site called "Japanese Trend Watch", which I found by chance. ttp://japanesetrend.client.jp/ It basically is a blog talking about emerging trends in Japan, speciafically in auto, entertainment, fashion, gadget and sports field. He also put up some YouTube file something relating to that topic!! Enjoy!!

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