https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/japanese-student-sues-over-schools-order-to-dye-hair-black

I know this exists but here in Tokyo, the students have a special marking on their ID's indicating they have naturally brown hair.

And you think they're worried about North Korea.

I'm both surprised and not surprised by this tbh. Japan is an unusual country.

At least some of the schools had sense.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/japanese-student-sues-over-schools-order-to-dye-hair-black

I know this exists but here in Tokyo, the students have a special marking on their ID's indicating they have naturally brown hair.

And you think they're worried about North Korea.

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Discipline week.  Students are bound to come perfectly dressed and indeed, those with brown hair are expected to dye it black! o.o

Apparently there are 1 day dyes for these events.  Still, kinda apalled that if this practice is something regular, there would be harmful products to the kids health.

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Dunno about encouraging conformity, I thought they were so that students wouldn't ostracize each other regarding their social stance (reflected on what they would wear)

Still kinda odd, especially if the dye causes problems to the kids. Seems counter-intuitive.

Clothes don't represent social stances (goth, jock, nerd) like they do in western countries. Wearing the same clothes/uniform puts you on the same team. It's as simple as saying that this school is one unit, that x homeroom is one unit. You'll see this at play when they prepare for Culture Day and Sports Festival. The teachers have no active part, the students arrange everything and compete with each other as teams or homerooms. To distinguish one group from another they wear the same outfits, t-shirts, hairstyle, etc.

According to people I've talked with, there've always been people with brown hair but they are in an extreme minority. But the rules are real. The dress codes encourage conformity and deemphasize fashion so as to apply those energies to their studies.

Oh, so there are japanese with natural brown…didn't know that.  The part about dress codes in order to channel energies into studies I have heard of.  Dunno about encouraging conformity, I thought they were so that students wouldn't ostracize each other regarding their social stance (reflected on what they would wear)

Still kinda odd, specially if the dye causes problems to the kids. Seems counter-intuitive.

Kinda crazy…are these actual dress codes?

I could understand that by referring to have their hair 'black' they mean non-dyed as mayority of asian people have that color.  Maybe is a remnant from way back before Japan opened more to the world? (And hence there was little gene mixing)

According to people I've talked with, there've always been people with brown hair but they are in an extreme minority. But the rules are real. The dress codes encourage conformity and deemphasize fashion so as to apply those energies to their studies.

I could understand that by referring to have their hair 'black' they mean non-dyed as mayority of asian people have that color.  Maybe is a remnant from way back before Japan opened more to the world? (And hence there was little gene mixing)