News about school uniform change for 2022.
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A total of 2022 junior high and high schools have adopted new uniforms (standard uniforms) from 432, a record high.The breakdown is 299 junior high schools and 133 high schools.Japan Wool Textile (Nikkei, Tokyo), a major manufacturer of uniform fabrics, has been researching this since the 1980s, surpassing 92 schools in 414.
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Nationwide, the old men's and women's sailor uniforms for women's sailor uniforms have been abolished.
There is a continuing trend toward the introduction of a free-choice system for both men and women to wear blazers and slack skirts.
In addition, school uniforms and women's blazers (dark blue) are being abolished as uniforms that look like public schools.
Both men and women have the same design, and both men and women can choose trousers and skirts.
The introduction of “completely genderless uniforms” is also progressing.
The main reasons are "consideration for sexual minorities" and "reduction of burden on parents".
There are two main reasons why uniforms have changed so much.
・Consideration for sexual minorities
・Reducing the burden on parents
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In consideration of sexual minorities (LGBT), we abolished uniforms with large gender differences such as school uniforms and sailor uniforms.
We are trying to reduce the "stress of gender differences" by making uniforms that are similar in style for both men and women.
An increasing number of schools are allowing both men and women to choose between trousers and skirts.
However, some schools have introduced a system that ``only female students have more choices,'' that is, ``only girls can choose pants or skirts,''
There are schools that still lack "consideration for male sexual minorities," such that boys only wear trousers.It can be said that there is room for improvement.
Also, in consideration of parents who have become a considerable burden even with the traditional uniform (5 to 10 yen) due to the recent decrease in income of the Japanese people,
Some schools have changed this time, which involves changing to low-priced uniforms such as 3 to 5 yen.
Nonetheless, there are some who say that by changing uniforms, ``hand-me-downs cannot be used,'' and this point is questionable from the perspective of ``reducing the burden.''
uniforms of the future
In the future, there may be more local governments like Nagano Prefecture that will abolish uniforms themselves.
In addition, the number of “uniforms with a large gender difference” represented by the currently introduced school uniform and sailor uniform will probably continue to decrease in the future.
In particular, the “abolition of school uniforms”, which can be said to be an icon for students, is similar to the disappearance of “Bloomers”, the gym clothes for girls.
It is predicted that it will become legacy in the future.
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