At the Japanese label Doublet's fashion show in Paris in January, models tramped out in dress shoes with their toes angled ...

Japan Airlines Co. female flight attendants are flying high with the company's planned revision of its work dress code to allow them to wear more comfortable shoes on the job, rather than high heels.

He remembers how people were marching through the streets when Japan's economy was booming ... So, those who pay attention even to their shoes can be attentive to their work and other people ...