TOKYO -- It's been 13 years since Takanobu Nishimoto started an "old guy rental" service to raise the social status of ...

As women’s roles changed, men recalibrated their identities ... coupled with rising prosperity and disposable income among urban Japanese, led to changes in fashion and customs. The mobo, or “modern ...

Testing the waters of the “genderless” movement in the fashion industry, Japanese apparel giant Wacoal Corp. added lace to a line of men’s underwear. The dainty items were quickly sold out.