Japan
Style
The Low-Key Japanese Brand I Buy Like a Hoarder
A decade ago, a fateful encounter with OrSlow jump-started my obsession with its no-frills workwear—and helped clarify my personal style in the process.
Style
Japan's Coolest Department Store Just Went Online in the US
After 50 years in the business, Beams has brought its assortment of hard-to-find menswear to an American IP address.
Culture
Chris Black Had Never Visited Tokyo. He’s Definitely Going Back
“I thought I liked shopping, but this trip put it to the test,” writes the GQ columnist, who took his first trip to the global capital of elegant consumerism with no plan, and wound up nearly overwhelming himself.
Style
14 Years Later, These Rare Japanese Air Jordans Are Finally Coming Back
The Air Jordan 5 ‘Tokyo’ is about to drop globally for the first time ever.
Style
A Look Inside a Museum-Worthy Collection of Vintage Japanese Workwear
Stephen Szczepanek, a Brooklyn-based textile dealer and owner of Sri, is an expert in all things wabi-sabi.
Style
Exclusive: Why This Ultra-Rare New Balance Sneaker Only Drops Once Every Five Years
Back in the 1990s, the New Balance 1300JP helped invent retro sneaker culture as we know it today.
Style
Why Levi’s Went to Japan to Chart Its Future
Behind the scenes in Tokyo with the designer of Blue Tab, the venerable denim brand’s new upscale offshoot.
Style
How a Tiny ’90s Magazine Helped Define Asian American Style
With a new retrospective book landing this week, Giant Robot cofounder Eric Nakamura looks back on his cult publication’s outsized influence.
Style
The Next Wave of Japanese Menswear Is Here—These Are the Brands to Know
Allow GQ's Noah Johnson to introduce you to A.Presse, Setinn, and the new class of labels shaping the future of men's fashion.
Style
How Casio Watches Have Stayed Cool for 50 Years
Five decades on from its first model, the Japanese brand has woven its way into popular culture—and it isn't going anywhere.
Culture
Awich Has Conquered Hip-Hop in Japan. The Rest of the World is Next
Straight out of Okinawa (by way of Atlanta) with an omnivorous ear and a story of survival, Awich already rules the Japanese charts. She might also represent the increasingly international future of a quintessentially American art form.
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Culture
What’s Cool Right Now, According to Stylish People With Great Taste
What should you wear? How should you smell? Where should you be eating? Or vacationing? You might never know without The GQ Hype List, a super-specific, deeply personal, earth-spanning guide to what’s cool right this very minute.
Culture
How Arthell Isom Became the Head of His Own Anime Studio
Meet the mind behind the visuals for The Weeknd's "Snowchild."
GQ Style
A Rare Visit to Japan’s Denim Paradise
Find out exactly why the global style illuminati covet Kapital’s rare, hand-crafted clothes.
Culture
5 Days in Tokyo With Justin Theroux
Here's what happened when one of TV and film's most stylish stars flew to Japan with a bag full of the season's most covetable clothes.
Travel
Why Your Trip to Tokyo Should Be All About the Whisky
How to plan the ultimate booze pilgrimage.
Travel
Hiroki Nakamura’s Guide to Shopping, Eating, and Hot Spring-ing in Tokyo (and Beyond)
The Visvim designer’s favorite places for vintage goods and world-class sushi.
Slippery Stairs
This "Slippery Stairs" Game Show Is Humanity's Greatest Creation
We will look back at this as our finest hour.
Coffee
The Chillest City with the World's Best Coffee
There is not a single better place in the world right now to feed a low-key coffee addiction.
Fashion
Union’s New Clothing Line Is Here—Your Exclusive First Look
One of the most influential boutiques in the world is finally launching a clothing line. Plus, we caught up with Vince Staples, Yasiin Bey, and Jesse Williams at the launch party in LA.