Last year's Mod scene in Japan

There sounds like much of a mod scene in tokyo these days. Last year, they tried every possible means to persuade us to buy these things under the pretext of the 25th anniversary of the Japanese Mod event called "MODS MAYDAY" since 1981.

Tokyo Mods Graffiti 1981-2005 Kuroda Manabu Poizun Editors 2005-05 Sales rank : See details at Amazon.co.jp

MODS MAYDAY 25th Various Artists Columbia Music Entertainment 2005-07-20 Sales Rank : 4,419 See details at Amazon.co.jp

Modern World Japanese Mod & Freakbeat Showcase Various Artists Diw Records 2005-04-22 Sales rank : 53,699 See details at Amazon.co.jp

However, as Yamashita of a Japanese band called Sandiest described them as "a competitive show for puppies", I'm not so much interested in them. I believe they're just a weakness for big-name brands like Fred Perry, Lonsdale, Ben Sherman or Merc.