Tag: Stateside

Big in America: How Japanese Men’s Magazines Found a Stateside Audience

It was a haircut that introduced Matt Hranek to the world of Japanese men’s magazines. While waiting to have his ears lowered at Freemans Barbershop circa 2008, the author and photographer found himself leafing through thick, Americana-obsessed tomes like Free & Easy, which captured his interest and imagination with nary a word of English. “The