Rental shops for pets, undergarments, bikes thriving amid slump

KYOTO, Japan - Undergarment maker Embelline Marketing Co. in Kyoto's Yamashina Ward on Nov. 26, 2009 rents its underclothes and lingerie out on the Internet.

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