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Kyoto public junior high school becomes first in Japan with a hoodie school uniform
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2026 - Tweet
School getting ready for its 80th birthday makes a modern addition to its uniform options.
- Japan
- (education • hoodies • Japanese school uniforms • School Uniforms • schools • society • uniforms)
Student in Japan misses week of class after school won’t let him wear sweatshirt on snowy day
- Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2023
Student suffers fever after being told to take off extra layer on coldest day of the year.
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Want to wear a student uniform to Tokyo Disneyland? Uniform rental shop opens just outside park
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2023
Men’s and women’s uniforms offered to add an extra youthful fun aura to your Tokyo Disney photos.
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
- Casey Baseel
Feb 2, 2023
Masayuki Ishikawa is fed up with a rule that keeps schoolgirls cold all winter long.
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Japanese high school adds culottes to uniforms to better accommodate gender diversity
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2023
Changes also coming to blazer buttons at Hyogo school.
Mt. Fuji schoolgirl photo models who charmed Japan years ago reunite to celebrate Coming of Age Day
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
Shizuoka road continues to be one of the most photogenic spots in all of Japan.
- Japan
- (beautiful • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • kimono • moving • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • Shizuoka • touching)
Gakuran photo shoot – Our staff tries to transform into the macho cast of anime Otoko Juku【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2022
Mr. Sato sparks some changes to our office attire.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cosplay • funny • gakuran • manga • Mr. Sato • Otoko Juku • School Uniforms • SNJO)
The surprisingly deep differences of sailor suit school uniform collar styes – Kanto-eri and more
- Casey Baseel
Dec 3, 2021
Schoolgirl uniform manufacturer diagrams four major variations.
- Japan
- (COK • fashion • sailor suit • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • uniforms)
Japanese Twitter user shares a genius-level tip for drawing manga characters in skirts【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 17, 2021
Having trouble making manga character’s pleated skirts look good? You can solve it with three things you probably have within arm’s reach.
- Japan
- (anime • art • clever • cool • illustration • manga • School Uniforms • skirts)
Uniqlo outfits might become Japanese high school’s official uniforms
- Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2021
Switch would solve a lot of school uniform-related problems, but not everyone thinks it’s a great idea.
- Japan
- (education • fashion • high schools • School Uniforms • schools • society • uniforms • Uniqlo)
Wakayama man stealing uniform from school caught by mysterious man in restroom in middle of night
- Master Blaster
Jun 21, 2021
There’s a very thin line between lurking and guarding.
- Japan
- (crime • high school • mystery • restroom • School Uniforms • theft • Wakayama)
Japanese high schools abolish old rules, provide freedom with underwear, hair and dating
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2021
Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
- Japan
- (COK • education • gender • high school students • high schools • Japanese high schools • Japanese school uniforms • Mie • school rules • School Uniforms • schools • society • underwear • uniforms • youth)
Japanese school renames boys, girls uniforms as “Type I” and “Type II” in gender identity reform
- SoraNews24
Dec 23, 2020
New dress code allows choice of bottoms for female students only.
- Japan
- (COK • dress code • education • School Uniforms • schools • society • uniforms)
Dumb Japanese school dress codes — Coronavirus winter edition
- Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2020
In a year like no other, school insists on enforcing same old dress code even while temperature in classrooms is anything but normal.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • crazy • dress codes • school rules • School Uniforms • schools • society • uniforms • weird)
Tokyo love hotel rents out over a dozen replicas of real-life schools’ schoolgirl uniforms
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2019
Lookalike uniforms imitate schools across the nation, from Tokyo to Kyushu.
- Japan
- (cosplay • hotels • love hotels • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • weird)
“Short skirts cause sexual assaults” according to Japanese school uniform poster
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2019
Poster implies that female students are to blame for groping.
- Japan
- (chikan • groping • high school girls • Japanese schools • MeToo • School Uniforms • schools • sexual assault • sexual harassment • students)
Japanese sailor suit school uniform gets an upgrade with traditional kimono details
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2019
Fans can’t wait to purchase the new design.
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- (artists • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • design • fashion • Japanese school uniform • Japanese school uniforms • Japanese schoolgirls • Kawaii • kimono • sailor suits • School Uniforms • students • twitter • uniforms)
Cat cosplay collars form Japan turn your kitty into Sailor Moon in everything but name【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2018
Obvious homage lets your pet dress up like a members of the anime’s cast other than its mentor cats.
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- (animals • anime • capsule toys • cats • cosplay • cute • gachapon • pets • Sailor Moon • sailor suits • School Uniforms • schoolgirl uniforms • vending machine toys)
Genius mother comes up with clever solution to stop teenage son from untucking his school shirt
- Oona McGee
Apr 19, 2018
Clever trick ensures students will never want to untuck their school shirts for that “cool look” ever again.
- Japan
- (genius • Japanese school uniforms • Japanese students • lifehack • Parenting • school • School Uniforms • students)
Japanese public school to allow male students to wear skirts, chest ribbons as part of uniform
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2018
Brand-new middle school to let students of any gender wear whatever uniform components they feel comfortable in out of consideration to LGBT youths.
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