als ▁by ▁men ▁who ▁carry ▁m ik oshi ▁( port able ▁shr ines ) ▁in ▁Sh into ▁process ions . ▁ ▁Out side ▁Japan ▁it ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁drum ming ▁groups ▁O nd ek o za ▁and ▁K odo , ▁who ▁appear ▁dressed ▁in ▁only ▁a ▁white ▁fund oshi ▁and ▁a ▁head ▁band . ▁ ▁Fund oshi ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁as ▁traditional ▁sw im su its . ▁In ▁some ▁high ▁schools , ▁boys ▁sw im ▁we aring ▁fund oshi . ▁The ▁present ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Japan ▁also ▁sw am ▁in ▁fund oshi ▁in ▁his ▁child hood . ▁In ▁the ▁po ols ▁and ▁be aches ▁of ▁Japan , ▁fund oshi - we aring ▁sw imm ers ▁occasionally ▁can ▁be ▁seen . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Japanese ▁firm , ▁W aco al , ▁began ▁market ing ▁fund oshi ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁have ▁had ▁greater ▁than ▁expected ▁sales . ▁ ▁The ▁lo in cl oth s ▁for ▁women ▁come ▁in ▁seven ▁different ▁colors ▁and ▁two ▁designs — plain ▁and ▁che quer ed . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁compar isons ▁The ▁Japanese ▁id iom ▁fund oshi ▁o ▁sh im ete ▁k ak aru ▁( t ight en ▁your ▁lo in cl oth ) ▁means ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁phrase ▁" roll ▁up ▁your ▁sle e ves " ▁— ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁get ▁ready ▁for ▁some ▁hard ▁work . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁id iom ▁tan in ▁no ▁fund oshi ▁( liter ally , ▁anyone ▁else ' s ▁fund oshi ) ▁means ▁borrow