Tokyo SOIR Co., Ltd., a company specializing in women’s formalwear, has announced Father’s Day gift suggestions from its black-focused lifestyle brand kuros’. kuros’ is a new lifestyle brand that extends Tokyo SOIR’s more than 50 years of aesthetic expertise in black formalwear into everyday life. Tokyo SOIR was the first company in Japan to develop black formalwear as an alternative to traditional kimono attire. Built around refined, high-quality items in black, kuros’ offers products across Food & Drink, Kitchen & Dining, Living, and Fashion, with the aim of bringing the infinite potential and energy of black to people who live in their own way. According to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the number of people transported by ambulance due to heatstroke nationwide from May to September 2025 reached 100,510, surpassing 100,000 for the first time since surveys began in 2008 and marking a record high. This year, 454 people were already transported nationwide for heatstroke during the week of May 4 to May 10, far exceeding the same period last year and underscoring the growing importance of early heat countermeasures. From 2026, the Japan Meteorological Agency will define days with maximum temperatures of 40°C or higher as “extremely hot days.” In 2025, 30 locations recorded temperatures of 40°C or higher, also a record high, showing that Japanese summers are becoming increasingly severe. The agency’s three-month forecast for May to July 2026 also predicts higher-than-usual average temperatures nationwide. Against this backdrop, heat protection has become an essential part of summer life. A Tokyo Metropolitan Government survey found that the share of men using parasols rose to 44% in 2025, while about half of non-users, 49%, said they would like to use one in the future. Father’s Day in 2026 falls on Sunday, June 21. For the occasion, kuros’ is offering gift items centered on timeless black, a color that men can easily incorporate into daily life. The line