Luminox Japan showed off some specially designed leather holsters at the Inazuma Festival in Tokyo. A few varieties of the holsters were produced ranging from belt loop and motorcycle mounts. They leather holster look exclusive this the Japan market as well as this show. Included in this set are looks at a few Japan only color ways.

More looks at the Luminox Japan Leather Watch Holsters after the click.

Canada’s Viberg Boots moves its way into a slightly more “fashion forward” category with the help of the Japan market. A new collection, which looks to be exclusive to Superdenim (outside of Japan) at this time, employs Japanese based designers to “reappropriated the Viberg aesthetic yet stick to the functional principles of the brand.” The collection is still made in Canada and will continue to work all 218 steps in the Viberg Boot building process.

More looks at the Viberg Boots for Japan collection after the click.

Openers Japan has a look into the new Rick Owens store in Tokyo’s Aoyama district. As Owens himself mentions, “I am very happy to open a boutique in Tokyo. Japan has a high aesthetic standards of purity was always for me.” The cave like feel of the store is accentuated by rocks, fire, and fur, complementing Rick Owen’s unique flavor.

More looks at the Rick Owens Tokyo Store after the jump.

April77 hit the Japan looms for three button-up shirts for your wearing pleasure. The “Thrill,” “Hickory,” and “Saddle” shirts are all loomed from Japanese cotton and come in a variety of styles from double weave check to red selvedge hickory. All three look great and feature a distinctive cut appropriate for most men.

More looks at the April77 Japan Cotton Button-Up Shirts after the jump.

Context has taken stock on Jean Shop’s Japan denim chambray rocker. “The Jean Shop Chambray Rocker is cut from 9.5oz Raw Japanese Selvage Chambray milled exclusively for Jean Shop. The fabric has a nice rigid hand and develops a softer indigo color with a rinse or wash. The Chambray pant is a unique addition to a denim or chino dominated wardrobe.”

More looks at the  Jean Shop Raw Japanese Selvage Chambray Rocker after the jump.

Ben was right. RSVP in Berlin is one of those shops you have to experience if only to try and figure out how they can survive on selling high end stationary goods. Well, high end may not be the best term. Let’s use premium. RSVP is an OCD lover’s delight – the small shop’s goods are placed with thought out attention to display. When you pick something up, you want to put it back exactly as you found it. The gem in the shop? Japanese paper clips of various forms.

Choose between nickel plated and true 18carat gold clips all well priced  - 10 18carat clips will run you around 7euros.

More looks at the Japanese Paper Clips after the jump.

Nepenthes previews their Needles Autumn/Winter 2009 collection online. We’re arguing exactly how classic this offering is. Sure we see a mix of tailored jackets and ranger coats but the crushed velvet in the collection seems to set it off on to strange place, but this may well be the reaction they expected. Fur pea coats and goat suede cardigans are also available but when it comes to classic, we tend to pull for the ready to wear driving jackets.

Many more looks from the Needles Autumn/Winter 2009 collection after the jump.

David Colman writes a piece up for NYT on the trend of “Americana” in Japan making it’s way back to – where else – the USA. “Lately the trend has taken on a new dimension, via the Internet, with a resurgence of interest in once obscure American brands. Alongside the familiar L. L. Bean duck boots, Brooks Brothers shirts and Ray-Ban Wayfarers…As fashion moments go, this is as all-American as it gets, right? Actually, no.”

Read the full story at The New York Times.

Our good friends at Hypebeast turn us onto the glamb line from Japan. A casual yet rugged menswear line, glamb features all the finishings on outerwear you would expect with that very Japan contemporary flavor. We’re hoping for more from glamb on this side of the world.

More views from the glamb Autumn 2009 after the jump.

The recent May and June issues of Japanese fashion magazine Men’s Non-No have to be the best of 2009. The range of products showcased in Non-No’s pages have been amazing. The editorials, product, and styling are above and beyond what we normally expect from these guys. One of our favorite features in the June 2009 issue is a nice look at Lee Japan 2009 sandal line. These sandals are a little bit of everything. The black and brown are classic; simple and smooth and made for just about anyone. But if you feel like stepping up and out try on a pair of the wine colored bad boys. Unfortunately to get a pair you may have take a detour to Japan. (cw)

Another look at the Lee Japan 2009 Sandals after the jump.