Tokyo Fashion Week celebrates local designers, but not models

Models display creations by Japanese designer Yasutoshi Ezumi during the Tokyo Fashion Week’s 2015-16 Autumn/Winter collection in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Tokyo Fashion Week features clothes by Japanese designers, but few Japanese models were seen on the runway.

Tokyo Fashion Week has long been a platform for edgy Japanese designers, but perhaps more remarkable is just how few Japanese models grace its catwalks.