Don't sweat it

Japanese women don’t sweat, right? Wrong. In their never-ending desire to achieve well-groomed perfection, local gals stop at nothing to remain sleek and unruffled during the sticky summer months. This trick is, quite literally, hidden up their sleeves: handy sweat pads attached to their bras cling to the wearer’s armpits and prevent unsightly stains from seeping through.

Western women who try to tangle with these contraptions, which are trickier than a sanitary towel to apply and clearly designed for a lighter flow of perspiration, might find they’ve soaked up their sweat pad before they’ve even started. (Felicity Hughes/Metropolis)

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521 yen. Available at Tomod’s chemists and some convenience stores.

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Zen_Builder at 12:46 PM JST - 25th June

Every person has its own fragrance/smell(pheromones,etc).

But I hate the western ladies over here which I can smell from 3 metres away. Not saying don't use deodorant but many overdo it.
jbro888 at 12:54 PM JST - 25th June

its called anti-perspirant

no smell, no sweat, no worries
northlondon at 01:07 PM JST - 25th June

Zen Builder,

No, you can never smell someones deodorant from 3 metres away. I think you are getting confused with their perfume. I cannot stand the smell of body odour and on a woman it is inexcusable.
Zen_Builder at 01:09 PM JST - 25th June

Ok, agreed getting confused same diff here language wise.
keshii at 02:27 PM JST - 25th June

Am I the only person offended by this article stating it as fact that Western women sweat more? (These pads are "...clearly designed for a lighter flow of perspiration..."

Of the smelliest people in Japan, though, I think the salaryman wins hands down, and not the ladies, Western or otherwise.
tokyotom at 03:30 PM JST - 25th June

westerners smell like oinions i have heard japanese smell like soy sauce?
sageb1 at 03:45 PM JST - 25th June

One day of perspiration by your GF/wife/mistress/lover, and if you cannot tolerate it, then you are not human at all.

Napoleon was wise to ask his mistress, "Will you desist from bathing?" when returning home from battle.

For nothing beats the scent of a woman!
niku at 03:58 PM JST - 25th June

All human beings sweat
lipscombe at 05:50 PM JST - 25th June

Western women who try to tangle with these contraptions, which are trickier than a sanitary towel to apply and clearly designed for a lighter flow of perspiration, might find they’ve soaked up their sweat pad before they’ve even started.

i.e. they mean to say western women are too fat and too indelicate to even attempt to try this product. nice marketing angle
nandakandamanda at 05:57 PM JST - 25th June

"Horses sweat, gentlemen perspire, and ladies glow."

Sometimes the old sayings have it ...
Himajin at 06:51 PM JST - 25th June

They are evidently coming out with this type that attach to the bra, but I've been using the ones that you stick onto the inside of your clothing for years now, they are a lifesaver.

MrPudgins, I remember dress shields, my mother wore them. They had to be put on with safety pins, not very convenient!
rurika at 07:37 PM JST - 25th June

I don't know which is worse, BO or overpowering deodorants. There is a wide range of antiperspirants and deodorants that are effective and have no scent. I don't understand why some people insist of using the ones that smell like cheap perfume.

There is nothing more off-putting that someone with a sleeveless top and unshaved pits with bits of white deodorant sticking to the hairs. That goes for both men and women.
presto345 at 09:07 PM JST - 25th June

Everyone sweats, of course. Some more than others, and it doesn't have to be unpleasant for either party. Take frequent showers (at least twice a day in summer), change undergarments twice a day, eat 3 healthy, balanced meals with lots of fruit and vegetables, drink plenty of water, cut down on the alcohol, make sure to choose a deodorant your partner/friends/colleagues like, and your sweat, or that of your partner, won't smell offensive.

Yes but woman in Japan don't know about fragrance either... It's goes with their unsophisticated general behaviour

Isn't it easy to take a swipe at things you don't know about. Unsophisticated behavior could be attributed to those making the statements. There are a lot of women in Japan who do know a lot about choosing the perfect fragrance.
Sarge at 10:35 PM JST - 25th June

"unsightly stains"

Heh, you should see my undershirts and short sleeve shirts I wear in summer! I tried getting them out with liberal doses of "Atta-ku" but them stains sure are stubborn ha ha ha...

"I hate the western ladies over here which ( who? ) I can smell from 3 metres away"

Heh, I can smell my Japanese lady neighbor for several minutes after she's walked by.
Badsey at 04:04 AM JST - 26th June

cologne< Better stick to French - but don't sweat it. Buy the pads.