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.
SAITAMA High schools run by the prefecture here that still have dress codes requiring female students to wear skirts as part of their uniforms will soon allow girls to choose slacks instead.
A junior high school student went to school in new pants only to find she was the only girl wearing that type of outfit at her school s entrance ceremony.