Do-it-yourself gains popularity among women

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a compact-sized electric drill, developed for women, on sale at a do-it-yourself store in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Once considered to be overwhelmingly male retail spaces, do-it-yourself hardware stores have recently witnessed an influx of female customers, with a growing number of Japanese women picking up tools to carry out home improvements themselves.

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