- Title: JAPAN: THE "BASEBALL BRA"
- Date: 7th November 2001
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 7, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. ORDINARY BRAS ON DISPLAY 2. ORDINARY RED BRA WITH YELLOW FLOWERS 3. MEN LOOKING AT BRAS ON DISPLAY 4. MANNEQUIN AND MODEL WITH THE "TWO-MITT" VERSION OF TRIUMPH'S "BASEBALL BRA" 5. PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES OF MODEL WEARING THE BRA 6. MORE OF MODEL 7. (SOU
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- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
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- Story Text: Although the World Series is done and dusted and
baseball players have hung up their bats and gloves for
another year - fans of the game can still indulge their
passion with an unusual line of Japanese lingerie.
If you thought bras only supported and enhanced,
think again.
Triumph (pronounced "trimp") International (Japan) Ltd's
new bra does all that, but also adds the romance of a
favourite summertime pastime around the world - baseball.
The "baseball bra" which was unveiled on Wednesday
(November 7) comes in two basic designs, one with two mitts
attached to the cotton cups and the other with a mitt and
ball. Shoulder straps are optional.
"This year has been full of very glum news. The only
bright spots have been news of Japanese baseball players who
have been successful in the Major Leagues," said a Triumph
spokeswoman on the reason why the company came up with the new
bra.
"We made the 'baseball bra' in order to sort of cheer on
the success of the baseball players," the spokeswoman added.
During the summer baseball season, Japanese fans tuned
into satellite channels to see Major League games starring
Japanese players like Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners
and New York Mets' Tsuyoshi Shinjo.
Ichiro took the American League batting crown and also led
the league in steals. His 242 hits for the year broke the
record for a rookie that had stood for 90 years.
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