TOKYO -- In a shrinking market for jeans, denim maker Edwin is fighting to be one of the last brands standing in Japan. The Edwin Kyoto Sanjo store in one of Kyoto's most popular shopping ...

He calls it a "time-consuming and costly" method, commonly used to dye kimonos in the 17th-19th century Edo period. Momotaro Jeans was established in 2006 by Japan Blue, one of a few dozen denim ...

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 ...

Video by Atish Patel 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.

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, reports AFP.

A reliable year-round layer that blends easily with just about anything in your closet, a jean jacket (or a “denim jacket,” depending on who you ask) is a mainstay of many wardrobes.

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. "We're very strict about all aspects of ...

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-produced cousins, the tough garments ...

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