Japan store pulls 'lazy dad' kid clothes after backlash

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 01, 2024 3:32 pm

TOKYO, Japan — A line of kids' clothes featuring slogans about lazy, uninvolved fathers have been pulled from shelves in Japan after the designs sparked an online backlash.

The items sold by the chain Birthday included a T-shirt saying 'Daddy's always sleeping' and baby socks that declared 'Daddy doesn't take care of me at all.'

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