It wouldn't be our Japan issue without a Japanese model, so we tracked down one of the sexiest around—Maya T! She's not your average JDM girl, though. Born and raised in Chiba (30-minute train ride ...

Model Maya Stepper only recently made the move from her home in SoHo to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but already it feels like home. “It feels more personal, a bit more calm,” she says. An avid painter, ...