Japanese schools are changing their dress codes, in part to accommodate LGBTQ students. The recently opened Kashiwanoha Junior High School in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, initially did not plan to ...

In 2015 Japan’s Ministry of Education issued a directive that suggested teachers should “accept students’ preference of outfit, school and gym uniform.” ...

[Photo: Livedoor] Here is a newspaper article on the uniform exchange day. [Photo: nehori_hahori3] This sort of event is not widespread in Japan—which is why it got national news coverage.

[1/5] Tourists from abroad wearing sport uniforms play "beanbag toss" during sports class, while taking part in a Japanese high school experience in Kimitsu, Chiba prefecture, Japan April 23, 2025.

At a repurposed school about 60 km southeast of Tokyo, participants pay about ¥35,000 ($245) to dress in classic Japanese school uniforms and attend calligraphy and other lessons.