Majority of Nagasaki high schools have white-underwear-only rules, study finds - Japan Today

Schools in Japan have a reputation for being particularly picky about students’ appearances, and one of the clearest examples of how detailed dress codes can be is that some have rules in place saying that students must wear plain white underwear. This isn’t a regulation that all schools in Japan have,…

Students are only allowed three sneezes in class” Japanese people share their worst school rules

School Apologizes for Asking Pupils to Lift Their Shirts Up to Check Their Underwear

School Apologizes for Asking Pupils to Lift Their Shirts Up to Check Their Underwear

Line up in the hall, open your shirts, show your bras – Real instructions from one Japanese school

Tokyo schools drop vexing hairstyle, underwear rules - Taipei Times

Japan's rules requiring students to have straight black hair are being challenged in court. - The Washington Post

Speaking of schools, why were Japanese students forced to wear white underwear as part of their dress code while American students can wear any colour of underwear? - Quora

Japan schools easing gender-based rules for uniforms - The Mainichi

Speaking of schools, why were Japanese students forced to wear white underwear as part of their dress code while American students can wear any colour of underwear? - Quora

Why I'd Never Move to Japan Again - Heart My Backpack

The Northeast Journal - After prohibiting white-only underwear policy, Japan now prohibits ponytail hairstyles. The schools in Japan have banned female students from tying a ponytail due to the exposure of nape

School Apologizes for Asking Pupils to Lift Their Shirts Up to Check Their Underwear

So, About Those Japanese School Uniforms, by Jennifer R. Povey, The Illusion of Choice

10 school rules in Japan: Bizarre but common!