Japan’s First School Uniform. In Japan, school uniforms typically consist of a jacket, trousers for boys, and a skirt for girls. Although broadly similar in design, individual uniforms are set ...

Japanese school uniforms can be an expensive hassle for parents. Sep. 29, 2016 06:38 am JST Sep. 29, 2016 | 07:03 am JST ... If they want to bundle up with a vest or sweater in the winter, those are ...

Sailor style (left) and western-style (right) Japanese school uniforms have distinctive features, but both are equally popular. Wolfgang Kaehler/Satoshi-K/Getty Images ...

TOKYO -- Browsing in the trendy 109 department store here, 16-year-olds Sumie Tanaka and Saki Sanao are wearing what look like typical Japanese school uniforms: white blouses, navy-blue pleated ...

Traditional school uniforms are gender-segregated, and include jackets with stand-up collars for boys, and the well-known sailor-style outfits with skirts for girls. Never Miss a Beat ...

At a repurposed school about 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Tokyo, participants pay about 35,000 yen ($245) to dress in classic Japanese school uniforms and attend calligraphy and other lessons.

Japanese school uniforms can be an expensive hassle for parents. Sep. 29, 2016 06:38 am JST Sep. 29, 2016 | 07:03 am JST ... If they want to bundle up with a vest or sweater in the winter, those are ...