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City council chairperson’s reverse of course on relaxed dress code sparks resolution of no confidence.
Student suffers fever after being told to take off extra layer on coldest day of the year.
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Reminder that guests may be asked to leave for overly skimpy clothing follows unauthorized lingerie-style cosplay photo session inside the park.
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education continues mental gymnastics and insists that undercuts cause harmful incidents and accidents.
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Telecom giant’s decision is part of plan to “increase the independence and productivity of each individual employee.”
Women in Japan are often required to wear heels for job hunting and office work, but the #KuToo movement wants to squash that part of the dress code.
The rule is supposed to be for everybody, but it’s really only the girls who have to follow it.
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