Unlike their mass-produced cousins, the tough garments crafted at the small Momotaro Jeans factory in southwest Japan are designed to be worn for decades, and come with a lifetime repair warranty.

Another faithful element is the Japanese shrink-to-fit denim cut in ... The Levi’s 201 reproduction has a fabric “Tow Horse” patch on the waist. Levi’s Until as recently as the 1960s, jeans came in a ...

KOJIMA, Okayama Prefecture--Denim, that All-American fabric, is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, where the main road is named Jeans Street, with real pairs of pants flapping like ...