For many, Tokyo is top of their travel wish list. But for sewists, it’s a dream destination. A city where ancient craft meets cutting-edge design, where back-alley boutiques hide hand-printed treasure

BASED IN the Cotswolds is the dye studio of James Chandler, the creative talent behind the brand JAMESMAKESYARN. His unique variegated colourways always draw the crowds at yarn shows, and he has begun

Sotoh, a century-old Japanese textile leader, drives innovation in wool, synthetics and formalwear fabrics, powering luxury fashion and expanding globally through its MOVB brand.

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The soundtrack to Japanese politics was once “quiet, calm, ambient”, says The Economist. No longer. New prime minister Sanae Takaichi, a one-time heavy-metal drummer, is setting a new beat that is “br

The good times are rolling again in Tokyo, where the Japanese stock exchange has extended its record rally, fuelled by what UBS calls the “Takaichi trade”, says MarketWatch. But if new PM Sanae Takaic