Advert for Symetra Bear Brand stockings 1938

Advert for Symetra Bear Brand stockings 1938

\'Legs can be lovelier this year\'! We must apologize for implanting the dark suspicion in your mind, but are you sure that your stockings look as lovely from dehind as they do from the front?1938

Underwear developed for those with delicate skin

Underwear developed for those with delicate skin

A woman models MediCure underwear developed by Gunze Ltd., in the western Japan city of Osaka on Feb. 10, 2016. The company said the underwear is suitable for people who have undergone cancer surgery or those who have skin diseases, as it is made without any seams and there will be no laundry detergent left in the fabric after washing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, shows Pi-chan (C), a stuffed rabbit toy that was treated at Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys, sitting on a sofa at the reception of the hospital. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, in the western Japan city of Toyonaka shows the beds of Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Komichi Horiguchi, head of Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys in the western Japan city of Toyonaka, takes care of a stuffed toy patient on Sept. 20, 2016. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Spinning

Spinning

A woman with a hair cover in anesan-kaburi style is spinning thread on a spinning wheel. The shoji screens suggest that it is a workshop. A mat is spread on the tatami floor, but the seams are not visible.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐17‐0]