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Female staff at a new shop in Osake, Japan have been encouraged to don the pins in a bid to tackle the stigma around periods in the country.
The scheme makes thematic sense in the context of the shop, which sells an array of female sexual and menstrual health products.
The badges feature a cartoon character named Seiri-chan, who is known as a symbol for the menstrual cycle in Japan, WWD Japan reported.
"In Japan, there is a tendency for women’s sexuality and periods to be subjects ‘not to be mentioned’," store manager Takahiro Imazu told WWD.
"It was bizarre because I have no children — and not that it’s anyone’s business — but I don’t plan on it anytime soon."