By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese Correspondent HAMAMATSU, Japan, April 17. SWIMSUITS are becoming a hot topic again in Japan. The Japanese Long Course Nationals are where national team ...

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 ...

Three Japanese sportswear makers introduced new versions of high-tech swimsuits intended to compete with Speedo’s new LZR Racer at the Beijing Olympics.

Kosuke Kitajima, an Olympic gold medalist, demands that the Japan Swimming Federation allow non-Japanese swimsuits in competition, after their effectiveness demonstrated at a meet.