TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese swimwear makers Mizuno <8022.T>, Asics <7936.T> and Descente <8114.T> sank on Monday after a Japanese Olympic swimmer shattered a world record wearing a ...

Mizuno's latest fitness swimwear, the Mizuno Swim Specialite, is designed specifically to fit the body contour of Japanese women, with special attention to variety in size. The material uses ...

TOKYO, Japan, April 11. AS the Japanese Olympic Trials come close to next week, the rivalry among the Japanese swim suit makers will be heating up. Clearly reacting from the recent swimwear news from ...

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Major Japanese sportswear maker Mizuno Corp on Friday said it will close a local swimwear plant and switch most of the production to China to benefit from lower costs.

Rather than the track or the hardwood, Mizuno found its earliest footing on the baseball diamond. In 1902, founder Rihachi Mizuno was just 18 years old when he attended a baseball game in the Japanese ...

The swimsuit issue is seemingly not inseparable from the sport. The Japan Swimming Federation (JASF) has announced it will give Japanese national representatives the freedom to wear any swimsuits in ...

Olympic silver medalist swimmer Jay Litherland chatted with Digital Journal about his latest endeavors, which include a re-signing with Mizuno Swim. Jay Litherland. Photo Courtesy of Jack Spitser. Jay ...

TOKYO, Japan, May 17. AFTER the Japanese Olympic Trials in April, the Japanese national team has been worried by the fact that no swimmer is allowed to use Speedo's LZR Racer at the 2008 Beijing Games ...