DEFER How do you fuse traditional Japanese philosophy with Los Angeles street art? Meet Alex Kizu, also known as Defer. It’s difficult to explain som...
JAPANTOWN Made these Japantown tees back in 2014 and never thought of releasing them again, but with so much going on in our communities it felt relevant t...
Anzen Hardware X CRFT by Maki Anzen Hardware has always been this mystical place to me as a kid. Against an old brick wall and inside squeaky glass cases were items not readi...
#TBT : Our First Pop-Up Hard to believe it’s already been one year since our first ever pop-up in Little Tokyo. A lot has happened since then and wanted to share some of ...
RECAP : Sunset on the Plaza Afterparty Thank you all who came out to the Sunset on the Plaza official afterparty this past Nisei Week. The second annual event, in collaboration with Lit...
VICE Feature Was recently featured in VICE for their Munchies X Japanese Craft Beer campaign. Take a look here to read on other movers and shakers making an imp...
Rafu Shimpo Feature Would like to share and thank the Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese-English newspaper since 1903, for featuring our brand. The Rafu is an important instituti...
Natalie Nakase Natalie’s ultimate goal is to become a head coach in the NBA and seems to be manifesting each step of the journey on her own. She recognizes the ...
J-Town Get Down Nisei Week is an important time of the year for most Japanese-Americans, especially for those living in Southern California. It’s a weeklong fest...
Wat Misaka View this post on Instagram I had the absolute pleasure of meeting one of my heroes, Wataru "Wat" Misaka, ever sinc...
Hood Hop with CRFT by Maki View this post on Instagram By the time the 1980’s rolled around Japanese-Americans had fully immersed themselves i...
Fugetsu Do While many 17 year olds may be preoccupied with high school hierarchy or following the every move of famous-for-no-reason celebrities, one in par...
