A Japanese apparel manufacturer has developed a special windbreaker for children with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a disease that causes extreme sensitivity to UV light, resulting in burn-like blisters and a higher risk of skin cancer.
Peekaboo Inc. has made 22 of the special jackets, which block almost 100% of UV light.
The firm, based in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, generated 1.54 million yen through crowdfunding for the project and is set to distribute the windbreakers to elementary school children and others who suffer from the disease, which the government has designated as intractable.
