[Ryanmf]

W. David Marx has been doing wonderful analysis of Japan and this phenomenon of trend adoption/synthesis/evolution—specifically with regard to fashion but he's covered many other topics as well—at http://neojaponisme.com for years now.

Don't lose your weekend to the archive. Or, you know, do.

[probel]

But be aware he's considered something of a blowhard and not taken very seriously by the expat community in Tokyo.

[wdavidmarx]

But also be aware probel always says the opposite of the truth and is a little too overly beloved by the expat community in Tokyo.

[Ryanmf]

I'd like to hear more about this, any links you can recommend?