jeans

Japan's New Rice Girls at $150 a pair

At ¥13,000 a pair at current prices this is way over the top when a great pair can be had for less than ¥5.000.

Shiho Fujita, a 24-year-old model, has led a group of kawaii (cute) 'gal farmers' to do their bit to revitalise rural Japan, where many farms have closed as their owners have aged and their children have run off to the cities.

Aeon to sell jeans for 880 yen a pair

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Retailer Aeon Co. has begun selling jeans for a tax inclusive 880 yen at its 500-odd outlets, including Jusco supermarket stores, in an effort to keep pace with rapidly growing rival Fast Retailing Co.