Japan national football team's uniform were circulated

Statistics regarding imported goods seized by Tokyo Customs during the first half of this year was announced.  It was noted that imitations of Japan national football team's uniform were circulated.

The number of copycat products infringing the intellectual property rights was 137,000 items.  Almost of imitations were brand goods like "Louis Vuitton", "Adidas".

The Tokyo Customs said that about 80% of copycat products were imported from China.  

In this year, Soccer's World Cup affected imitations of Japan national football team's uniform.

And the amount of imitations was doubled.

The Tokyo Customs called that we would like to stop buying imitations cheaply because the actions help criminals.