Japanese fashion trends for 2014 will be on display in Osaka this Saturday.
According to Japan Times, young women will have the opportunity to learn about fashion and make up at the very first Japan Girls Expo, a major event featuring many of Japan's up-and-coming models as well as more than 50 TV personalities.
The Japan Girls Expo 2014 will be hosted at Intex Osaka, an exhibition in Osaka's Suminoe Ward.
There will also be a runway show, where famous Japanese models will strut their stuff and introduce visitors to the latest fashion trends, while makeup tutorials and workshops will be available in the beauty area.
Visitors will reportedly also be able to receive manicures and make-overs for free, and even get the chance to steal the show through opportunities to participate in various presentations at the booths.
Japan Girls Expo 2014 is said to offer more than cosmetic and fashion trends.
There will be other attractions at the site such as fortune telling and stand-up performances. Live music shows by idol group NMB48 and pop star Kyary Pampyu Pamyu will also be part of the event.
Another Japanese trend that has been gaining quite a bit of attention is the "B-stylers" of Japan.
During an interview with Vice, Dutch photographer Desire van den Berg described the "B-Style" culture that's been circulating in Japan.
Desire reportedly met with a "B-styler," 23-year-old Hina. Hina works at a Tokyo boutique called Baby Shoop that has the tagline "Black for Life." She stated that the products pay "tribute to Black culture: the music, the fashion, and style of dance."
"B-style" is a mix of the words "Black" and "Lifestyle" that refers to a subculture of young Japanese people who love American hop-hop culture so much that they try to look as African American as possible.
Van den Berg explains that "B-Style" is "definitely not mainstream, and maybe still too small to even call it a subculture."
When answering how "B-Stylers" manage to live in a place with such different standards of beauty, Van den Berg explained, "Even though many Japanese feel right at home in the mass, it is still a land of extremes, which manage to coexist rather well."