In recent years, there has been a movement across Japan to make school uniforms gender neutral, and the survey revealed that the vast majority of school nurses think there should be flexible options.

Japan’s schools are loosening ... One example is Saga Prefectural Ureshino High School, which last year introduced what it calls a casual style summer uniform of polo shirt and shorts.

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. Some schools have also ...