Woman develops men's slip-on type pants

Woman develops men's slip-on type pants

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiyo Iwanami, who has been studying nursing care wear for many years in Tokyo, shows pants with an elasticized waistband which she developed to enable disabled persons to put on off with one hand, a boon to the disabled.

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