Japan's youth invest in vintage apparel as secondhand market heats up

Vintage T-shirts and other secondhand goods are commanding high prices in Japan as young people look to invest in rare items that retain value and consumers shy away from buying new products.Uncertainty about the future is partly driving the trend, with the value of the secondhand goods market in the country expanding to around 3.13 trillion yen ($21.3 billion) in 2023, according to the Reuse Economic Journal. The figure marked a 14th straight year of growth since 2010, a year after the trade publication began its survey.In mid-July at vintage clothing store Awesome by Bring Harajuku in Tok…READ FULL ARTICLE