If you were in Japan during the 1990s, you saw them: loose socks. Well, among some kids, they’re back. An American sock company named E.G. Smith invented the socks, which were originally hiking socks.

A high school girl was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant who proceeded to steal one of her socks before making his escape in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, police said Friday. According to ...