Japanese Asstronaut Wears Same Underwear for 4 1/2 Months

Koichi Wakata, the Japanese astronaut who just returned from 4 1/2 months on the international space station, grossed-out his fellow aviators by disclosing to them that he had not changed his underwear the entire time. Apparently he was testing out a new type of industrial grade undie designed by the Japanese company J-Wear to be odor free and fire-retardant. Though it is not entirely clear why any company would want to make underwear designed to be worn for months at a time, there is speculation that the president of J-Wear is an 8 year-old boy prone to stinky skivvies and playing with matches.