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Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons shoots up the rankings “The power of fashion frees people from preconceived notions” / “Overwhelming creativity” Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons shot up the rankings in the Rankings of the Most Creative Designers

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In the “Second Corporate Attractiveness Survey” carried out by the Dentsu PR & Corporate Communication Strategic Studies Institute, “Hiring systems & working style reform” were the undisputed top subjects respondents indicated as “societal issues I would like corporations to proactively

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Most Creative Designer Rankings   According to the “Most Creative and Trend-Setting Contemporary Designer Rankings” as determined by buyers from influential speciality stores in Japan and directors of department stores, the rankings of international brands has seen dramatic change. Demna

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The enactment of the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace has raised interest in the labour force participation ratio of women. According to the Labour Force Survey of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,

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THE SENKEN’s Ranking of Speciality Stores 2015   Looking at the results related to the sales growth rate of companies researched within the FY2015 Ranking of Speciality Stores, 11 out of the 20 companies surveyed with annual sales of 10

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“There is no path toward recovery in sight” – Research by THE SENKEN     “There is no reason to think that consumption will increase. Fashion consumption in particular has been hit hard” – tough words from the most recent

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  “Most Creative Designer Rankings” as determined by influential Japanese stores   According to the “Most Creative and Trend-Setting Contemporary Designer Rankings” as determined by buyers from influential specialty stores in Japan and directors of department stores, the rankings of

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Buyers and directors from 33 of Japan’s most influential retailers and department stores responded to a questionnaire to determine the ‘hottest designer brands ranking’. In womenswear, Céline and Sacai retained the top spots in the international and domestic categories, respectively.

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