May 5 is "Children's Day" in Japan ... that kept them under strict supervision. Also fanning this tendency to welcome harsh rules was an escalation of rivalry among schools following the ...

In Japan, more and more children are refusing ... In some cases they even decide on the colour of pupils' underwear. Strict school rules were introduced in the 1970s and 1980s in response to ...

The debate over strict dress codes intensified ... Last year, all public high schools in Mie, a prefecture in western Japan, abolished rules governing hairstyles, underwear color and appointments ...

High school baseball players in Japan sporting shaved heads are no ... cut as an increasing number of schools break from the strict rules and discipline that were once a part of school athletic ...

The measure is designed to uphold strict Japanese standards regarding ... birth rate plays a role in these rules. With fewer students to fill the schools, public and private schools have started ...

“I’ll drop out [of] the school ... in Japan. Japan has virtually banned new entry for all foreigners. When Prime Minister Kishida Fumio first announced the strict border rules at the end ...