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Order of Culture Award

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (R) receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Order of Culture Award

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

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Designer Junko Koshino's expo uniforms

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (2nd from R) unveils in Osaka on March 7, 2025, uniforms to be worn by staff working at the booth of Takara Belmont Corp., a manufacturer of equipment for barbershops and beauty salons, during the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city.

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Designer Junko Koshino's expo uniforms

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (2nd from L) unveils in Osaka on March 7, 2025, uniforms to be worn by staff working at the booth of Takara Belmont Corp., a manufacturer of equipment for barbershops and beauty salons, during the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city.

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Junko Koshino at carnival

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino dances in a costume she designed at a carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Junko Koshino at carnival

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino dances in a costume she designed at a carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Koshino designs uniforms for Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel

OSAKA, Japan - Staff of the Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel model uniforms designed by fashion designer Junko Koshino (center) on Feb. 4, 2014 in Osaka, western Japan.

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Designer Koshino pins high hopes on 'Rimpa' school anniv.

KYOTO, Japan - Junko Koshino, a top Japanese fashion designer, expresses enthusiasm at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014, for disseminating art from Kyoto as the western Japan city will celebrate next year the 400th anniversary of the "Rimpa" school of Japanese painting.

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Junko Koshino-designed Myanmar uniform

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (C) participates Nov. 16, 2013, in a show in Yangon to unveil the official uniforms she designed for athletes in the Myanmar national team to compete in the 27th South East Asia Games to be held in the country in December.

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PM Abe in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (2nd from L) make a toast at a reception to introduce Japanese food culture in Warsaw, Poland, on June 15, 2013. On the right is Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino.

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Japanese designer J. Koshino

TOKYO, Japan - World-renowned Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino poses during a photo session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2011.

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Japanese designer J. Koshino

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrated Japanese avant-garde fashion designer Junko Koshino gives a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2011.

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show at Beijing's Great Hall

BEIJING, China - A model poses during a fashion show by Japanese designer Junko Koshino at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2010. Some 200 people were invited to the show at the country's parliament to mark the 25th anniversary of Koshino's debut in China in 1985.

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show at Beijing's Great Hall

BEIJING, China - Models pose during a fashion show by Japanese designer Junko Koshino at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2010. Some 200 people were invited to the show at the country's parliament to mark the 25th anniversary of Koshino's debut in China in 1985.

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Koshino to hold show at China parliament

BEIJING, China - Japanese designer Junko Koshino (C) speaks about a fashion show she plans to hold at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 26, 2010. The show marks the 25th anniversary of her debut in the Chinese capital.

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East come to Latin-America at Havana fashion show

HAVANA, Cuba - A Cuban model (front R) walks down the catwalk wearing kimono and clogs inspired by ''oiran'' (high-class prostitutes) together with a male model, also in kimono, during a fashion show featuring designer Junko Koshino's creations at Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana on Dec. 20, 2009. Models wearing Japanese-inspired fashions also performed Latin dance steps on the catwalk at the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Japan-Cuba relations.

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Tokyo Collection fashion show begins

TOKYO, Japan - Works of fashion designers including Yuki Torii, Hiroko Koshino and Yoichi Nagasawa are on display as the 2006 Spring/Summer Tokyo Collection gets under way at Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien on Oct. 31 for a 1-day run.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (L) attends a flame-lighting ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on July 20, 2021. The relay on public roads was canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino waves with a torch as she attends a flame-lighting ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on July 20, 2021. The relay on public roads was canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Collection fashion show begins

TOKYO, Japan - Works of fashion designers including Yuki Torii, Hiroko Koshino and Yoichi Nagasawa are on display as the 2006 Spring/Summer Tokyo Collection gets under way at Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien on Oct. 31 for a 1-day run. (Kyodo)

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show in Beijing to promote Japan tourism

Chinese student models showcase a series of black and gold shiny dresses designed by Junko Koshino of Japan on the catwalk at a fashion show in Beijing on May 22, 2015. The event was hosted by the Japan National Tourism Organization and others as part of efforts to attract more Chinese visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese drummers perform at Junko Koshino fashion show in Beijing

Japanese "taiko" drummers wearing costumes designed by Junko Koshino perform at the Japanese designer's fashion show in Beijing on May 22, 2015. The event was hosted by the Japan National Tourism Organization and others as part of efforts to attract more Chinese visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show in Beijing to promote Japan tourism

Chinese student models showcase colorful dresses designed by Junko Koshino of Japan on the catwalk at a fashion show in Beijing on May 22, 2015. The event was hosted by the Japan National Tourism Organization and others as part of efforts to attract more Chinese visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show in Beijing to promote Japan tourism

Japanese designer Junko Koshino (C) appears with Chinese student models on the catwalk during the finale of her fashion show in Beijing on May 22, 2015. The event was hosted by the Japan National Tourism Organization and others as part of efforts to attract more Chinese visitors to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show at Beijing's Great Hall

BEIJING, China - Models pose during a fashion show by Japanese designer Junko Koshino at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2010. Some 200 people were invited to the show at the country's parliament to mark the 25th anniversary of Koshino's debut in China in 1985. (Kyodo)

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Designer Koshino holds fashion show at Beijing's Great Hall

BEIJING, China - A model poses during a fashion show by Japanese designer Junko Koshino at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2010. Some 200 people were invited to the show at the country's parliament to mark the 25th anniversary of Koshino's debut in China in 1985. (Kyodo)

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Koshino to hold show at China parliament

BEIJING, China - Japanese designer Junko Koshino (C) speaks about a fashion show she plans to hold at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 26, 2010. The show marks the 25th anniversary of her debut in the Chinese capital. (Kyodo)

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Designer Koshino pins high hopes on 'Rimpa' school anniv.

KYOTO, Japan - Junko Koshino, a top Japanese fashion designer, expresses enthusiasm at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014, for disseminating art from Kyoto as the western Japan city will celebrate next year the 400th anniversary of the "Rimpa" school of Japanese painting. (Kyodo)

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Japanese designer J. Koshino

TOKYO, Japan - World-renowned Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino poses during a photo session in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese designer J. Koshino

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrated Japanese avant-garde fashion designer Junko Koshino gives a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (L) is made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor at the French Embassy in Tokyo on May 18, 2021.

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Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (L) is pictured with French Ambassador to Japan Philippe Setton at his official residence in Tokyo on May 18, 2021. Koshino was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

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50th anniversary of 1970 expo in Osaka

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino speaks at the Expo 1970 Commemorative Park in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2020, during a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1970 event. Osaka will host World Expo 2025.

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Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino

File photo taken Feb. 7, 2014, shows Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino.

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Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19

File photo taken April 10, 2018, in Tokyo shows Japanese fashion designers Kenzo Takada (L) and Junko Koshino. Takada, who spent most of his career in France, died in a hospital near Paris on Oct. 4, 2020, at the age of 81 after contracting the novel coronavirus.

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Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19

File photo taken in August 2016 shows Japanese fashion designers Kenzo Takada (R) and Junko Koshino. Takada, who spent most of his career in France, died in a hospital near Paris on Oct. 4, 2020, at the age of 81 after contracting the novel coronavirus.

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Fashion Week Tokyo

A model walks the runway for Junko Koshino's Fukushima Pride, a brand featuring traditional craft and materials related to the northeastern Japan prefecture, during Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on March 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fashion Week Tokyo

Models pose for Junko Koshino's Fukushima Pride, a brand featuring traditional craft and materials related to the northeastern Japan prefecture, during Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on March 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fashion Week Tokyo

A model walks the runway for Junko Koshino's Fukushima Pride, a brand featuring traditional craft and materials related to the northeastern Japan prefecture, during Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on March 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fashion Week Tokyo

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (R) and Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori meet the media in Tokyo on March 18, 2019, after attending Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo where Koshino showcased the latest collection of Fukushima Pride, her brand featuring traditional craft and materials related to the northeastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fashion designer Hiroko Koshino

Photo taken Oct. 30, 2018, shows renowned Japanese fashion designer Hiroko Koshino in New York, as she holds her first solo exhibition in the city with the theme of "A Touch of Bauhaus." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fashion designer Hiroko Koshino

Photo taken Oct. 30, 2018, shows renowned Japanese fashion designer Hiroko Koshino in New York, as she holds her first solo exhibition in the city with the theme of "A Touch of Bauhaus." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori (R), a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, and Japanese fashion designer Hiroko Koshino (C) shake hands before attending a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese fashion designers hold Mao suit event

A fashion show is held in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2016, to unveil new Mao suits designed by Japanese and Chinese fashion designers Junko Koshino and Mark Cheung. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese fashion designers hold Mao suit event

A fashion show is held in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2016, to unveil new Mao suits designed by Japanese and Chinese fashion designers Junko Koshino and Mark Cheung. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese fashion designers hold Mao suit event

Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino speaks at a forum in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2016, to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, founder of post-imperial China, who is also known as the father of the Mao suit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese fashion designers hold Mao suit event

A fashion show is held in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2016, to unveil new Mao suits designed by Japanese and Chinese fashion designers Junko Koshino and Mark Cheung. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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East come to Latin-America at Havana fashion show

HAVANA, Cuba - A Cuban model (front R) walks down the catwalk wearing kimono and clogs inspired by ''oiran'' (high-class prostitutes) together with a male model, also in kimono, during a fashion show featuring designer Junko Koshino's creations at Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana on Dec. 20, 2009. Models wearing Japanese-inspired fashions also performed Latin dance steps on the catwalk at the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Japan-Cuba relations. (Kyodo)