Besides launching his first fashion collection with Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson, Federer has attended the Met Gala, performed with Coldplay, and supported the Springboks at the 2023 Rugby World Cup

The incident has highlighted a trend of cross-border theft involving some members of Japan’s trainee visa programme, who send quality Japanese items back to Vietnam for profit.

Apparel makers and factory owners who shifted their production to Southeast Asia are now moving back to the mainland. Rising wages have reduced the region’s cost competitiveness.

Some expensive brands show noticeable reduction in stretchiness and slow evaporation rate, consumer watchdog says after testing 20 brands.

Several Japanese brands have seen a surge in sales in South Korea, following a shift in political ties. Relations sank to new lows in 2019 after Tokyo placed export controls on Seoul’s semiconductor sector, leading to a boycott of Japanese goods.

Although popular in Asia, Europe and a few cities in the US, Uniqlo hasn’t really cracked the American market, but the Japanese fast-fashion giant plans on changing that.

Standard Chartered will hire 300 to 500 additional staff in Hong Kong this year to tap the anticipated growth in loan and wealth management demand this year amid a positive economic outlook.

The latest Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor report found that the 2030 climate targets of these firms were ‘mired by ambiguous commitments’.

While sustainability seems to be the predominant theme at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, not everyone is on board with the idea of green living.

The move shows the challenge faced by established e-commerce players, which are finding it harder to retain users in a slowing economy.

The popularity of all things Zen has been a boon for Japanese purveyors of pared-down goods, but have consumers debased the essence of the Buddhist sect’s philosophy?

‘Clothing is a necessity of life. The people of Russia have the same right to live as we do,’ says the head of Fast Retailing, which owns the brand.

Tadashi Yanai was asked why he had not commented on whether Uniqlo uses cotton sourced from China’s Xinjiang and told the Nikkei that ‘the US approach is to force companies to show their allegiance’.

Experts say if she follows Maria Sharapova’s path, she should surpass Naomi Osaka’s yearly earnings – and even exceed Serena Williams career earnings in time

Does Benetton still exist? The Italian fashion brand, once hugely successful, has been supplanted by other names like Zara, H&M and Uniqlo.

Last military flight includes troops who had been helping with evacuations, as well as Ross Wilson, the chief US envoy to Kabul; more than 122,000 people were flown out since August 14, the day before the Taliban regained control of the country.

Beijing’s use of bans and boycotts is a double-edged sword and, this time around, boycott supporters may have bitten off more than they can chew

Uniqlo staff said the customers were damaging clothes by stretching or staining it with lipstick and make-up.

Hong Kong apparel manufacturers can either remain as local icons or build partnerships in mainland China as a springboard to global markets, says Bosco Law, who is working with Li Ning to restructure the ailing Bossini group.

He promised to step down at 70 – now he’s 71 and wants Fast Retailing to become the world’s largest fashion chain

Armani made great suits, Tadashi Yanai brought basics to Japan and Stefan Persson became the king of fast fashion: now they’re all billionaires

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Political flare-ups in Asia are putting the brakes on Fast Retailing Co’s overseas growth momentum as the Uniqlo store operator suffers the worst quarterly revenue drop in a decade for its international segment.

Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo has pulled a controversial ad accused of ridiculing Korean ‘comfort women’. In the ad, Iris Apfel, a 98-year-old fashionista, has a conversation about fashion with a 13-year-old designer.

Uniqlo’s roots go back to a single store in provincial Japan opened in 1949; it began expanding in the 1980s, but it was a fortuitous name change and a cue taken from US retailer The Gap that made it a global force this century.

A mansion in Zurich, a penthouse in Dubai – and a different Rolex for every trophy he wins

Japan has faced scrutiny over its lack of gender diversity in top management roles: only 4.1 per cent of women in the country hold executive titles at publicly traded firms.

Li Ning’s share price shot up after the announcement that Kosaka Takeshi had joined from the Japanese clothing retailer