Possible Clues:

• I, a Scotsman, got in the knockout for her in Japan
• Japanese loose robe
• Japanese lounging robe
• Oriental cover for doctor in family circle
• Loose robe, originally Japanese
• Robe on round lady first
• Article with an ushiromigoro
• Put out skirts one day — and robe
• Literally, 'thing to wear'
• By Kipling? On the contrary, in Japan