Japanese company introduces "voter turnout bra"

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	Japanese company introduces "voter turnout bra"

enbar

5-9-2007 2:20 PM

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politics, sex, clothing, japan, weird, via:globalvoices

enbar says:

A Japanese clothing company has created a "concept bra" to encourage Japanese citizens to vote (turnout has been low lately).

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. With voter apathy and a general aversion to politics worsening each year, the government has taken a variety of measures to encourage participation in the election process. Taking matters into their own hands, Triumph decided to focus attention on the problem by unveiling the Voter Turnout Lift-UP! Bra along with their fall/winter collection on May 9.

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5-12-2007 6:11 PM

xembryox

hmm sex to rise interest on politics, well sex sells, i guess we can say that sex votes too.

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