Tokyo model community melds fashion and compassion | The Japan Times

On a typically dark afternoon in January 2011, Tokyo-based fashion model Dean Newcombe returned home to visit his parents in Scotland and take a hard look at where his career was leading him. “Models are compassionate people — we’re humans too, you know!” the Englishman laughs as he recalls how he sat overlooking the North Sea, writing down the values that mattered to him most. On his list were staying fit, eating organically, protecting the environment and connecting with other people who felt