Part Two

Japan's 5 Most Trusted Fast-Fashion Brands

5. GU - owned by Fast Retailing, which also owns fast-fashion powerhouse Uniqlo

4. Shimamura - casual fashion brand with over 1,400 stores throughout Japan

3. Gap - While Gap Inc. is in the process of closing some Gap and Banana Republic stores in the U.S., the core Gap brand still going strong in Japan

2. Earth Music & Ecology - marketed to young female customers, with hundreds of branches from Hokkaido to Okinawa

1. Honey's - more than 800 stores to be found throughout Japan