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Hi everyone! Halloween is just around the corner, have you guys decided what to be this year? Halloween is one…
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No discussion of Japanese pop culture would be complete without mentioning “gyaru”. There are several definiti…
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View ArticleHappy Crazy Angel Natsuumy; Japan’s Next Kawaii Pop Icon! #01
Natsumi Saito is currently in the spotlight of Japan’s girls’ culture as the new “it girl”. Her unique and ind…
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View ArticleSick and Dolly? The New Trend Among Japanese School Girls
New trends in makeup emerge yearly among Japanese girls, and a new trend has recently surfaced: it is the “Byo…
View ArticleHow Japanese Girls Manipulate Their Eyelids
Between Japanese girls, large eyes are a vital element to be “kawaii.” I mean, idols, models and celebrities a…
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Natsuumy is a fashion icon that is currently gaining worldwide attention. Even though she has a cute face, the…
View ArticleThis Summer’s Worldwide Fashion Trend is Kimonos?
In Japan it is common for people to wear light yukatas during the warmer summer months, but it seems that kimo…
View ArticleRetro and Cute? Revival of the Fancy Kawaii Culture
Fancy culture is a girly culture that became popular between the 1980s to early 1990s; and recently it has ret…
View ArticleRumor Has It That “Baby Makeup” is Your Best Bet if You Want to be Popular in...
At a glance, the keywords “baby” and “Makeup” may not be the best combining words, but this type of makeup is …
View ArticleLearn 3D Fake Blood Makeup for Halloween from Gyaru, Transformation Specialist!
Halloween in Japan has becoming popular event in the past few years, especially among young girls, as the day …
View Articlefeast by GOMIHAYAKAWA, a Lingerie Brand for Women with Smaller Breasts, Holds...
Gomi Hayakawa, designer of “feast by GOMIHAYAKAWA,” will hold her first exhibition of lingerie for sizes AAA~A…
View ArticleShow Your Real Face? New Bare-Faced Makeup Trend Might be too Revealing for...
Among Japanese young girls, especially the teens involved in Harajuku and gyaru fashion, it’s been thought tha…
View ArticleThe Return of Koakuma ageha : Ultimate Gyaru Fashion Rises Again!
Speaking of Japanese fashion, the strong presence of Gyaru fashion is unforgettable. The Gyaru fashion style p…
View ArticleGirls Longing To Be “Half”! “Half Tarento” And “Half-gao Make-up” Boom In Japan
There isn’t a day that you wouldn’t see a “Half tarento (talents)” now in Japan; inter-racial Television perso…
View ArticleBack To Black! Black-Hair Boom Reviving Among Girls in Japan
During the mid 90s to early 2000s, with the huge popularity of Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro and Kumi Koda as a …
View ArticleFor Daily Fashion?! Flower Crown Boom (Or Bloom?) in Tokyo
The spring is gradually coming to an end, and season changing with summerly sunlight in May, here in Tokyo, an…
View ArticleGyaru Revival with “Biri-gyaru”? Let’s Review “Gyaru” Culture and See What...
The movie, “Biri-gyaru,” is now a hit, and even the original book continue to be a best seller. One of the for…
View ArticleShinoraa Is Back! Tomoe Shinohara’s Costume Exhibition Will Be Held For...
Tomoe Shinohara, actress, singer, TV personality, and successful costume designer, will be exhibiting over 100…
View ArticleThe Tale Continues at The Tip of Your Fingers! Lovable Ita-Kyara Nail Art!
As we face the approaching season of summer, more and more people bare their skin, a trend that in turn is fol…
View ArticleGirls, Drink All You Want! The “Hangover Makeup” is IN!
I think anybody has experienced a time when they had a great night out drinking with friends and coming home f…
View ArticleLolita Fashion Travels Overseas! “Muslim Lolita” Is The New Intersection Of...
Lolita fashion, which has been and still is, a niche fashion clique around Harajuku, where girls dress up insp…
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Summer’s back and it’s time to get your swim suits out! This years popular swimwear is a bit stran…
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View ArticleEmoji Is The New Black? Could Emoji Fashion Be The Next “Kawaii” Trend?
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View ArticleJapanese Girl Bangs Encyclopedia! What Do These Top 5 Bangs Tell You About Her?
Most girls in Japan have bangs. They are very important, and it really says a lot about who she is like we wro…
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To all you girls out there, have you ever even bothered about how thick your tights were? Of course tights lik…
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There are many standards of beauty for females to accomplish to be the perfect. Some are considered legitimate…
View ArticleDressed to Kill?! An Introduction to the Shining Armor That Idols Wear to Battle
“Idols need to shine the most when they are on the stage.” As I’m writing this article, I remember what an ido…
View ArticleEat As Much As You Like And Smile! “Pocchari” Is The New Sexy
We all have the best look to feel the best about ourselves. Even we are try to convince ourselves that, we are…
View ArticleThis Might Raise Your Eyebrows! How Japanese Young Girls’ Eyebrow Styles Have...
So far, we have been writing a lot about Japanese young girls’ fashion, such as various make-ups, bangs,…
View ArticleUnveiling “Sexy” and “Kawaii” Of Erotic Japanese Girls From The Magazine “ar”!
The biggest fashion trend of 2015 was definitely “Ofero“. This is a created word from the word phe…
View ArticleHow Dokumo, “Amateur Fashion Models”, Have Been Making Impacts on Japanese...
Japanese female magazines are very fun to flip through it’s thick, glossy pages. Very colorful, informat…
View ArticleReady for 2016? TGU Fashion Editor’s 5 Pick-up Articles To Review 2015 And...
2015 is almost over and we have gone through a lot of fashion news at TGU. I have chosen the five pick up arti…
View ArticleOtaku Girls Be Fashionable! Japanese Mangas That Give You Ideas For...
Picking out clothes for daily coordinate or shopping is a fun moment to be out from the stressful moments. But…
View ArticleThe Reality of Japanese Womens’ Hair Removal Practices in Japan: Getting to...
Asking people what they do with hair on their private parts may be an uneasy question to ask, especially to gi…
View ArticleEye-size Don’t Matter No More? Unraveling How Current Japanese Young Women...
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View ArticleGet a Look at Tokyo Culture, Condensed, in Julie Watai’s Selfie Photo Book,...
After working at an idol in Japan, Julie Watai moved by herself to Italy, publishing SAMURAI GIRL in 2006 whil…
View ArticleThe French Lolita Revolution Remains Strong: Evolution and Reinvention
“Lolita” is a well known subculture fashion style coming from Japan. It might not be as popular as…
View ArticleShades of Grey: Now and The Future of “No Gender” Fashion in Japan
It just seems the “no gender” fashion trend has become more common than many people have expected. The fast fa…
View ArticleThe Uncanny Natural-ness of “Natural Makeup” By Japanese Young Females: How...
At Tokyo Girls’ Update, we have covered many of the trendy make-up for Japanese young females, and questioned …
View ArticleHow & Why Japanese School Girls Have Short Skirts?
Most of Japanese schools have their own “seifuku” (school uniforms), and especially girls’ u…
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Tons of frills, the cute form like a doll, I think any girl who likes cute things have once wanted to try on L…
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