Jean jackets amounted to 8,530,000 units. The above figures obtained from the Senken Newspaper Company. Independent statistics of jeans are not available, thus, the exact amout of jeans imported into Japan is only speculation. Due to the the licensed production of jeans in Japan, the figures for imported jeans appear to be low. The materials that have been used for jeans vary greatly.
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The Japanese consumers are very brand conscious. The competition over innovative materials will continue. This construction is also utilized in some popular brassiere styles. We are sometimes asked by overseas license holders whether they would be able to begin to parallel import to Japan. In most cases, the answer to such inquiries is that exports to Japan are generally not permitted.