I would say the main problem of this magazine now is the art and fashion direction, and the main person to be blamed is ADR! She really re-shaped how the editorials and covers go (of course she is the fashion director).
As a long-time reader of Vogue Japan (I even miss the old day when it was called Vogue Nippon), I was amazed how good the editorials were when George Cortina was at the position. Remember some of those long eds by I&V, Mario Sorrenti or Mikael Jasson? After ADR took over the position, what we usually get are those horribly-styled, over-the-top eds shot by Sgura...