Word: mainichi
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...consisted of a single store the size of a one-car garage in the backstreets of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku area. Today, it's a fashion empire stretching from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Takahashi has won just about every fashion award Japan can offer (last year he captured the prestigious Mainichi prize normally reserved for establishment figures like Issey Miyake and Junya Watanabe). Across the country, his fans faithfully line up outside his 31 boutiques, eager for the opportunity to buy a $2,500 dress or a $30 pair of socks. But to maintain his momentum, Takahashi must branch out into...
...interested, but such denials are routine and don't necessarily mean much. In Japan, it's always better to be asked to serve than to aggressively go after the top job. "Nonaka has what a traditional leader requires," says Shigetada Kishii, a political writer for the Mainichi group of newspapers. "In the Japanese politics of wa (harmony), a leader's role is as a coordinator...