Japanese Tag

PARIS — Biën, a Japanese beauty and lifestyle boutique, is opening Friday in the guts of Paris. Step contained in the streamlined, light-filled store positioned at 10 Rue Casimir Delavigne, a stone’s throw from the Luxembourg Gardens, and a way of peace descends. To the fitting, there’s a wall decorated with Japanese beauty products cherrypicked by Keiko Suyama, who runs a consulting company and has created Japan-related retail concepts for the likes of Le Bon Marché department store, where she opened the Bijo beauty and wellbeing bar, and the Maison de la Culture du Japon. To the left, on Biën’s ground floor, delicate ceramics are on display, while up one flight of stairs is a table set for workshops and coverings, corresponding to...