Japan Bra Hopes to Boost Japan Tourism

A Japanese Bra and lingerie maker has unveiled a truly intimate welcome for visitors - a Welcome to Japan bra, complete with greetings in three different languages.
 
The blue, bustier-style garment by Triumph aims to promote tourism and has a holder on the stomach for images of major tourist spots such as Mt Fuji.
 
A matching skirt flips up to reveal a map of Japan.
 
Buttons on the bustier, when pushed, play messages saying Welcome in Japan in to Three Different Languages like English, Korean or Chinese.

"A new international airport terminal has just opened in Tokyo, and the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has been increasing recently," said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda.
 
"We came up with this bra in the hopes of further boosting tourism, and the economy, in Japan."
 
The bra, whose launch yesterday came just before 20 world leaders fly into Japan for this weekend's APEC meeting, is the latest concept design for Triumph. It is not for sale.
 
Previous efforts have included a solar-powered bra and a rice-growing bra, which came complete with two plant pots, soil and seedlings.

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Japan : Sexy Shibuya Casual

It has been 3 months since the opening of 109-2’s men’s floor and the sales per month is over 100MJYen. Companies are viewing this trend to be faster and larger than the hip hop trend that is evaporating into thin air as we speak.

The new trend is “Sexy Shibuya Casual”, abbreviated as “Seku Shibu Trend”. This trend is big among men in their early 20’s but little by little it is seeping into those in their 30’s.

Men, more like boys, in Tokyo encountered the Wild & Sexy trend about 4 years ago and was quickly adopted by trend conscious young boys segment. The trend included key words such as wild, sexy, gorgeous, skinny/tight fit, lame, gold foils, studs, and damaged.

The market included many accessories like chains, belts, rings, wrist-bands, and necklaces. The trend came right after the hip-hop trend, in the back streets of Harajuku, to more elegant and sexy, in Shibuya. The shift is said to be the influence of the girls market. As girls who shop at 109 bring their boyfriends, and the boyfriends became interested in the similar styles.

What is interesting about this new trend is that as the boys who had been wearing the wild & casual since the beginning are becoming over 20 years of age and retailers and magazines are going to supply them. Men’s Egg, the leader of the trend, will publish a new magazine targeting those over 20 with the same wild and sexy tastes.


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