Japanese junior and senior high school uniforms are undergoing a wave of major transformations not seen in decades, with some moving away from mass-producing designs. Some schools have also ...

Japan’s schools are loosening their conservative approach to uniform policy to help teenagers beat the heat. Some schools are allowing students to wear shorts and polyester polo shirts ...

Explore the time-honored process of making school uniforms in a Japanese factory with a 170-year legacy. Witness how tradition and innovation come together to produce uniforms that are both ...

and by extension the school’s floors, stay clean. But are uwabaki really necessary? Though they’ve been the norm at Japanese elementary, middle, and high schools since the 1950s, they’re falling out ...