Japan Fashion Week

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Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo, an event aimed at boosting Japan's presence on the world fashion stage, will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 9 with the support of The Yomiuri Shimbun.

The event, hosted by the Fashion Strategy Council, will be held in a pavilion in front of the memorial museum in Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens.

Highlights of the event will include the 2006 spring/summer collections, a textile design exhibition, a trade show and a symposium.

The Daily Yomiuri is giving away tickets to the following collections.

-- Yuki Torii on Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. (3 pairs of tickets)

-- Hiroko Koshino on Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (3 pairs for each show)

-- Yoichi Nagasawa and Kiyoko Koizumi on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (10 pairs for each show)

-- Noboru Yamafuji on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. (3 pairs)

To apply, send a postcard to arrive by Oct. 21 with your name, age, address, telephone number, postal code and choice of show to: The Yomiuri Shimbun's Planning and Promotion Department jfw-DY team, 104-8325. For inquiries, contact the department on (03) 5159-5886.