TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese swimwear makers Mizuno <8022.T>, Asics <7936.T> and Descente <8114.T> sank on Monday after Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima shattered a world record ...

The worst time in PE for many girls is the few weeks when everyone is forced to learn how to swim. When you’re a self-conscious young lady, having to wear a bathing suit in front of a bunch of guys ...

SAITAMA -- Six swimsuit photo sessions scheduled to be held at two Saitama prefectural parks have been canceled after past models' poses were deemed "extreme," the Mainichi Shimbun has learned from ...

With Japan being an island country, even in the heat of summer most of the population thankfully isn’t that far from a beach, and there are numerous public pools that open up during the season to help ...

Japanese swimmer Ryosuke Irie's new 200 metre backstroke world record may be erased from the history books if the sport's governing body rules his swimsuit illegal. Irie smashed American Ryan Lochte's ...

An online ad featuring a swimsuit-clad teenage girl who turns into an eel was pulled Monday after Japanese internet users complained it was sexist. Officials in far-south Shibushi yanked the ...