Why Teachers Raise Your Skirt and Look at Your Underwear | Reacting to Crazy Japanese School Rules
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1:44 Color of your underwear
3:53 Leaving wet hair, eating leftover food
6:13 Cannot use a fan even when hot
9:23 Forced to use a broken helmet
12:25 Forced to swim during period
15:49 Cannot wear skirts outside of school
21:10 Harumi posted her school rule?!
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It's true that some Japanese schools have absolutely ridiculous rules they have followed for the past XX years (and those should absolutely be changed asap). But please know that not ALL schools are like that. I went to a public school in Gifu prefecture for my elementary school, and boys had long hair, girls could dye their hairs, and the teachers-students had a meeting to decide on the rules together. That experience was really important for me, because it taught me how to be flexible, how to negotiate with people, and how to view rules not as a constant, but something to benefit everyone.
Oh hey it's IKEMEN, thank you for your Japanese lessons it taught a lot
The fact that most of these are even legal to give school children as rules is my problem. Most of these would be absolutely laughed out of the room in America and some of these are criminal offenses here!
Those teacher-student meetings sound amazing. Really great direction
True
@@taylorbug9 Friends of ours moved to the US in the 80s, the lack of discipline, manners etc in public schools made them enrol the kids in private school (and they lived in an affluent area).
If this happened in the US, or probably anywhere else not in Japan for that matter, it would be considered sexual harassment and potentially become a huge scandal. It's crazy to me how "uniform" people have to be in some cultures, it seems incredibly stressful.
This is why Japan ranks 120 /156 in gender equality.
That's why Japan and South Korea are winning the suicide Olympics.
It's toxic
@@mentalish9417
Gender equality rankings are incomplete, as they are based on the percentage of female politicians, etc. And according to the results of a survey on gender happiness, Japanese women have the highest percentage of happiness among developed countries. A few years ago, a UA-camr named That Japanese Man Yuta interviewed Japanese women about the gender gap in Japan, and many of them said that "women are more privileged" and "Japanese men seem to have a harder time living".
That’s true, but at the same time, I’ve heard some pretty crazy stories from people that went to Catholic school. Unfortunately, it’s not only Japan. I forget in what context a classmate of mine said she had gone through something similarly insane.
I think the teachers were checking to see the skirts were a certain length and they did so in an overly invasive process that I just couldn’t believe. The girl was describing some type of punishment for breaking rules. I just remember thinking, how on earth that didn’t count as sexual harassment or at least a situation that’s too close for comfort in a school environment? That stuff never would’ve flown in any of the schools I went to in K-12, but I was the grandkid who went to public school all my life outside of private college. The rest of my dad’s family, all my cousins, went to Catholic school.
Uniform culutre is formed usually in public school as a culture to avoid bullying actually. When you have some student that comes from poor family and from wealthy family in one class its unavoidable that the students would form group and pick on the poorer student because their attire or untidy appereance (and childern are nasty when do this).
So the solution is to make everyone a same attire to "blend" the students. The rules become strict is mostly because the school is going on power trips when their school become prestigious enough then they can say that the alumnus of the school is success because of these crazy rules.
I would go BALLISTIC, if a teacher looked up my childs skirt to check their underwear. Police would literally be involved.
Oh they would never find the teacher's body if that were my kid
@@taylorbug9 I'd be helping you hide the friggin bodies.
Police?
Sissy..
Do that to my kid and a mortician will be involved...
@@_rymak_2044 yes yes we all know the FBI protects groomers... Just look at Joetato "sniff sniff" Biden
@@_rymak_2044 *to help u*
A teacher who did that in Britain would be banned from teaching at minimum.
Would be arrested most likely
@@TheOriginalTuhat Yes. And then most likely jailed after being convicted in court.
@@petercdowney in america, after being convicted, they would either have to be isolated, or face the other inmates
@@oscard.lisboa6105 exactly, and face being labeled as a offender
@@christophermoore974 i forgot, is it till they die?
These rules make me wonder how students with disabilities are treated or even cope with the strictness. Are they granted exceptions or are they just shoved to the side and hidden away? If you can't afford a private school that is far more accessible what do those students do? Is home schooling or alternative schools allowed in Japan?
Considering how Japanese society tends to treat people with disabilities, I wouldn’t hold my breath for any exceptions…
i think those with disabliities have to go to a special school? not sure tho
If it's a visible, physical disability I imagine there might be some accommodations arranged between the parents and the school staff at the time of enrolment but Japan is extremely behind when it comes to psychology so if it's a non-visible disability it's either "ganban" (endure it) or finding a special needs school.
Each school is different, and it wouldn't surprise me if there were schools that mistreated disabled students. However all the things I've heard about in regard to disabled children lead me to think that (at least in my area), they're super accommodating.
At one of my schools, there was an entire grade that opted to stay on the first floor for all of their classes because we had one disabled student in a wheelchair and there were no elevators. This year I have a partially deaf student in a different school, and the teacher(s) uses a microphone that transmits to an implant so that she can hear the lesson.
@@yvy.830 Not necessarily. It depends on what’s going on with them.
I’m in Canada and most westerners consider it perfectly fine to go swimming on your period with a tampon in. It’s still the student’s choice because not everyone can or wants to use tampons. Edit: my plan is to speak to my doctor about what the science/latest medical research says about this when my daughter is going through puberty.
As a fellow westerner, I didn't ever met someone that agree with this
My moms and female cousins never got wet during their periods when we went to rivers or the beach, also a westerner
How about if you dont like tampons... also most tampons in japan are applicator-less, and they arent very popular. For those who dont know what that is, its the plastic part that makes it easier and cleaner to push it up
Italian here, in high school during swimming class my teacher was kinda sceptical about some of us not willing to take part from time to time because of our period as "we could use tampons" (quoting him) but at the end of the day never forced anyone to do it because it was our choice
@@MyLittleGreenHairdedMermaid I just want to know not every applicator is plastic. you can have cardboard applicators.
The worst part of the tampon on the swimming pool is that tampons can cause Toxic Shock Syndrome, which can be lethal. I know tampons are a staple in some countries but nobody should be forced to wear one. I come from a country where we use primarily pads and at 26 I've managed just fine without ever using a tampon.
Tampons causing toxic shock syndrome is generally if you wear it for longer than 8 hours, though. So for a single class, that shouldn't be the issue... though it should be a student's choice of course whether they're using it in the first place at all.
Do not forget about people who has vaginism and can't even fit one. Not every body can use a tampon.
@@oerbadiavainilla I was about to say that. I have vaginismus and tried to put in a tampon exactly twice in my life and failed both times. The second time I irritated "down there" so much that I couldn't even find my hole after taking out the tip of the tampon.
I started a protest against swim class in high school because the coach encouraged the boys to grope us and coach made a girl on her period run the bleachers til she passed out because she refused the tampon due to her parents religious beliefs. She fell from the top bleacher. I saw it happen because i was already in trouble for not dressing out in a bathing suit (due to the handsy boys).
Providing your change your tampon right after you get out of the pool and frequently everyday the risk of getting toxic shock is very very low.
I want to see a show that tracks a Japanese administrator from one of these ultra-strict private schools attempt to run a Detroit area public school for a week.
My wife's aunt used to work in the Detroit public school system. She collected the student's guns in the morning and gave them back before they left. This was a while ago.
They wouldn't last a day, the students would riot.
Heck, they try that nonsense here in the UK? Same thing. Riot. Though probably not to the extent of a Detroit school, I hear those guys can be kinda crazy.
@@garryferrington811 YIKES
I was just thinking about this, Detroit is crazy 😭😭😭
Ultr-strict 'private' schools?
I’m already seeing myself in constant fights with teachers and schools authorities over my kid’s rights. As a northern European living in Japan, these school rules all seem so sadistic to me.
"Rights"
You dont fight with authorities in Japan, you accept the culture or you move out. They are not gonna accommodate your entitlement. Your child will be better off with the experience of strict school rules and more relaxed home environment. Your kid will do better in life and be more happy.
To this level it's not strictness anymore, it's outright terrorism. That's why KupioKallavesi says doesn't make sense.
@@KuopioKallavesi That's rubbish. As a spouse to a Japanese teacher who has worked with children's issues caused by the Japanese public school system, and who could also compare that to modern European schools (visits), I couldn't disagree more. To be blunt, the Japanese system is about conformity, an overlarge focus on cramming facts (and using multi-choice tick-off tests for stuff where you're supposed to display actual knowledge!). And stamp down any creativity or thinking for yourself. Japanese families with children living outside of Japan (friends of mine) also say that their children, even though they speak Japanese perfectly, could never go back to a Japanese school in Japan - they wouldn't be able to handle that they wouldn't be allowed (like they're used to now) to question what the teacher says.
@@KuopioKallavesi dang found a boomer
I lived in Siberia when I was younger. In winter the temperature often drops to -30 C. My school didn't have this rule, but one of my friends was only allowed to wear skirts even during winter. We lived in a small town, so there was no public transport, and she had to go on foot. 20-30 minutes outside with almost naked legs...
Most ppl here, in north west Russia (and it is usually not as cold as -30) just wear pants underneath the skirt and take them away in a changing room when they arrive, or just change clothes when they arrive
I'd wear tights or leggings or something like that at least
You know, if the skirt is woolen and long it might not be too bad , especially if you have layers underneath. I wear skirts all year.
But if it's a short skirt that would be awful and can lead to health issues. Jesus
Hypothermia, frostbite: allow us to introduce ourselves
This sounds like those "Back in my days when I used to go to school" stories.
So the school doesn't care about the safety of the students when riding bikes to get to class on time? Would really like to know which school has that rule.
To be honest, almost no one wears a helmet while riding a bike in Japan. I've been living for almost 6 years total here, and the only few/rare times I see someone wearing a helmet are when I see people doing it as a serious hobby, or those junior high students who are obligated to wear one. However, just last Monday, I saw some wearing it hanging around their necks and not on their head. 😅
Moms on their mamachari usually don't wear one either, and half of them make their kids sitting behind or in front of them on the bike wear one.
@@coralie288 having lived in Japan my whole 26 years i can second this. we really don't wear one unless it's mandatory cause Japan is usually safe enough where you don't need to wear one.
@@Adamantian9 wdym the country is safe?? Is the concrete softer in Japan?
I used to go to a strictly nun-run school, and we also have the undergarment white rule, but of course they wouldn’t check it. You can get caught though, since the blouse was white, its quite obvious if you were wearing a different colored one.
Why would you even wear a different coloured bra under a white blouse though? It would look so crappy.
@@RKNancy not really. I usualy wear pink and beige colored ones under withe. They show thru less then withe under withe.
@@RKNancy Why does it matter to you? Why does it matter to anyone?
In my spanish school we once discused wearing school uniforms. The students openly rejected the idea, threatened to strike and some even suggested that teatcher's cars could suffer "accidents", like broken windows and flat tires. The idea was dropped and never talked about again.
There is clearly a diference in the attitude towards authority figures in Japan and most western nations.
So instead of just changing schools..... commit crimes to get the school to change.
That's definitely not gonna make authoratarians be more authoritarian.
Tbh, as someone who grew up wearing a uniform to school, I hated the idea much less as I got older. It prepares you for having to wear a uniform to work, and prevents disadvantaged kids from getting bullied. Also means you never have to worry about what to wear or get anything ready. It saves a _lot_ of time.
In my high school, there was a tradition of dressing up really wacky when we had free dress days. People would come dressed as different characters or in silly outfits with tutus (even the boys!). Those were always really fun, and it was special because we didn't often get to see each other out of uniform. You had to bring gold coin donations ($1-2) to participate as well for either a charity or school fundraiser.
Poor children buying 500$ uniforms are great! Now their families can’t eat dinner yay!
Woah, I can't even...Not even Malaysia's own schools have this kind of "rules" that strict, despite it's own problems.
Wassup fellow m'sian
I'm currently study in UiTM and at here, if we're in the campus's area, we need to wear long pants. I'm not sure about other universities/colleges' dress codes. However, it's not as strict as school's dress code. There are female Muslim students who don't wear scarf, one of them is my classmate, unlike school where scarf is compulsory.
@@unknown_wanderer69 Which school? The Sekolah Agama one?
@@Chingaez nope. Just sekolah kebangsaan.
These rules are insane. If they are still enforced then Tokyo will continue to face these major inequalities.
I did have a question for the #7 about not being able to wear short skirts outside of school. How would they ever know you're wearing short skirts outside of school? Hope they don't monitor their students
If I'm not mistaken, if a teacher or student spots you outside of school they can report you
@@Lavie_Azure that I figured but I wonder why and someone told me to protect hem from pedos which is understandable
School rules and control extend into life outside of school…
A few of the rules say even when not in school
@@etiennelj that's madness
I think the bycicle helmet rule was meant to prevent students from intentionally breaking the school helmet as an excuse to use their own personal preferences.
The adequate resolution would probably be for the school to replace it and possibly charge for it.
I don't know about the original text in Japanese, but in English "the student cannot replace the helmet" is legally different to "the helmet cannot be replaced" for example.
Is it legal to sue the institution that puts a child in harm's way?
Yes.
Yes but I think, ruining one's life is also illegal for some reason ....(I don't know if I'm right that it's illegal
I’ve heard that a person can sue another for bashing their reputation . So I think for suing someone or an institution is more complicated than we think it is .
In Japan they can.
@@yupilikeanimeee2538
That's correct. In Japan you can be sued for telling the demonstrable truth about someone. Even if the truth is a warning about a health and safety hazard.
There are Japanese organisations, companies, and individuals that use this law as a way of intimidating or, ultimately, punishing whistle blowers.
For me, I've experienced this before back in my high school days in Japan. Seriously, I've experienced this! One day, I wore some white underwear but then there was a teacher and she literally was looking at my underwear! It was the weirdest and strangest thing about the teacher looking at my own underwear! I've experienced this trauma back in my high school days...😟
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@Nomopoly 2 why wouldn’t they want girls wearing shorts under their skirts though? They just add more modesty
@Nomopoly 2 are you listening to yourself rn 💀💀💀
I’m so sorry that happened to you. School should be a safe Space for kids to learn. Not being held under ridiculous rules that allow them to be perverted 😢
How do they monitor the short skirts outside or school?
These people who make these kinds of rules would be put to court in Finland. Dang. This is really bad. Everyone could go to drink water if they are really thirsty. Of course big difference here is that in Finland we have summer vacation from end of may to mid August, so school is just open in autumn, winter and spring which are colder seasons. And we don't have school uniforms like, I think, no one should have.
I came from a school that had uniforms then when I went to college we could wear what we want. I actually missed wearing uniforms bec I didn't have to think about coordinating clothes.
Honestly I can't imagine having to wear an uncomfortable uniform all day
Thankfully in Romania it isn't mandatory
Look at the westerner pretending that their culture is better.
I liked the uniforms. Price gouging is a problem, but as others have said it hides the rich and poor, and prevents fashion from being a distraction.
@@rab1444 then again, I also had a uniform school and then I moved to Germany where we didn't have uniforms. I think kids should learn to develop their individuality and fashion is definitely something I think kids should be familiar with because depending on how you cloth yourself, you can look a certain way that makes you look confident. This "individuality and confidence through fashion" will not only be important when teens are trying to date or get a gf/bf but also maybe in a job interview, it would be great if they could radiate their individuality especially through their clothing choices.
I think schools should provide fashion classes. xD
but what’s the justification for wanting students to wear white underwear? do they think that non-white colored underwear would lead the student doing drugs or something?
it doesn’t make any logical sense, why they insist on color white for underwear, and why they even want to control what underwear a student is wearing since nobody is seeing it
more of white can symobolise purity and if it is a different color they'll think it's sexual if male students were to make a peek regardless if they were hidden or not
Think about why schools with uniforms want you to were a specific color. Its to have a neat clean look. But underwear should not be applied since those things are not seen, let alone supposed to be seen. Underwear may be acedently seen, but it's not important since they are not ment to be shown off
Like many other rules, this one is imposed with a sole purpose of feeling powerful through humiliating the ones in your power. Many people just find it pleasing to enjoy the helplessness of the one you can order around. And here there is a sexual charge too. So this is why. It is an arbitrary rule with the sole purpose of indulging in feeling powerful.
@@laurengaskell2098 your reply makes the most sense
@@Portcher ah yes, typical, punishing the female student for being seen under her clothes instead of those do the action of peeking.
These rules exist and people are still wondering why Japan has a problem with low birth rates and high suicide rates (especially amongst young people), and the best thing the government can come up with is suggesting kabedon as a legit way for men to get women for marriage and procreation.
The old government officials are reading too much shojo manga
Your joking about the kabedon right? 🥲
@@nanaosa I’m not joking. You couldn’t make this up.
Even the majority of Japanese people who commented this thought it was a belated April Fools’ joke until they realized the government is being serious. And young TV personality and actress Suzu Yamanouchi received a lot of praise for calling it out, explaining that kabedon may work in shōjo manga, but not in reality.
@@TheDeceptiveHero What's that? Arranged marriage?
@@raapyna8544 kabedon = pinning someone against the wall
Short skirts are not the problem. Even women who do everything they can to be safe get violated. It doesn't solve the problem, and in addition, women are blamed for being violated, assuming they didn't do enough for their safety. But the real problem is men feeling entitled to violate women. So, maybe teaching boys and men to respect women should come first.
yes, THAT should be priority number 1, RESPECT your female counterparts AT ALL TIMES.
Wow alright, generalize all men why don’t you? You’re aware other women violate women and woman even violate men. Believe it or not, not all men violate a woman. Millions upon millions of men highly respect them, the double standard in todays world is absolutely unreal.
@@Twin_Turbo They didn't, though the fact you took it as a personal attack indicates you're a predator who felt called out.
@@Twin_Turbo i see you point, and I respect it. Women can violate men & other women.
@@christophermoore974 I respect you even more for acknowledging it. As a person to person, thank you.
Ooof! The helmet thing got me. My high-school l friend got hit by a negligent driver when she was biking to the grocery store. She ended up with a broken leg, whiplash and some major bruises, but the doctors said it would have been worse or possibly fatal if she wasn't wearing a helmet. I say forgive the students who get into accidents. If the helmet breaks or is damaged from lack of care, make them buy a new one off the school. Having to spend their own money or deal with their parents disappointment at having to buy a new one should teach the lesson without putting kids in danger. Safety equipment isn't something to piddle around with!
I once went biking in the woods and turned too late. I crashed into a fat tree and broke my nose. I luckily was wearing a helmet which meant that only my nose was injured. However, if I wasn’t wearing my helmet, I would’ve probably had a big concussion that could’ve even been fatal. Kids, always wear your helmets!!!
In the Nederlands no helmets for man/girls.
Some man/girl 3/4 year old in there bike. In school about 6 year, no helmets.
Exactly!
When my brother was a toddler, he was using a scooter and fell down the hill in my nano’s backyard. He was wearing a helmet but ended up so bruised that he couldn’t wear clothes and had to sleep with a humidifier. I don’t want to imagine what would have happened if he wasn’t wearing a helmet.
One of my neighbors was riding his bicycle nearby a canyon when he was around 7 yrs old (I live in a desert climate). He ended up falling down a steep 30 ft embankment, almost like a cliff, and tumbling end over end. The doctors said his helmet saved his life. When his head hit the ground, the helmet shattered into a dozen pieces, and absorbed the force of the impact. His had some injuries, but nothing permanent. He healed completely.
Kids need helmets a lot more than adults do, IMO. You really have to be on top of them to wear the helmet 100% of the time... terrible rule IMO.
The harshest rule i ever had in school was just to not play snowball battle in winter because some dumbass put a rock in a snowball to make it bigger and hurt someone . Exept that it's where pretty chill even if it was a privet catholic school, even the dressing rule was totaly free
Schoo;s in the US must look like the wild west to Japanese students. Oh there are more rules now than when I was in school, but nothing was ever this strict.
In some schools, we didnt even have uniform(calusa, in FL) and in others u gotta wear a suit and tie(charter schools, theone I went to, leap academy, NJ)
Can kids open carry yet?
@@oscard.lisboa6105 I agree, it depends. I had worn uniforms from elementary school to middle school in my hometown of Columbus, MS, that all changed in high school. One funny note, my school district during my time in school, our uniforms (Elementary to Middle school) were for the shirts navy and white, and for the pants navy and khaki. While shopping for my brother's school uniforms in West Point, (Northwest of Columbus) their uniforms sported their team colors. So I asked my mom why not just raise the issue to the school district about it and they had listened to our issue and sport their team colors.
well yeah sure with all the school shootings going on there..
@@oscard.lisboa6105 in Louisiana it was Navy Blue/White/Red or Hunter Green polo shirt with Khaki/Navy Blue pants/Shorts. Don’t forget the ID Tag.
In the USA we would have parents suing for sexual harassment for the undergarment rule.
There would be parent tracher brawls, easy
and they would be in the right to do that omg so invasive
@@silentlyjudgingyou agreed, it wouldn't go well for the school
In states like mine (WV) we 'd have parents showing up with guns.
If u think that's bad I'm Kenyan and our school has cameras in the bathrooms
UK here, my school banned make up or nail polish and would measure your skirt. They also began trying to enforce that you couldnt have a colourful coat even to wear past the school gates. One time a teacher tried to tell my sister off for her uniform when she was leaving school and was past the gates, and my sis straight up just ran away XD
My sister was also told off by a teacher for having dyed "highlights" into her hair but it was just where her hair had naturally lightened bc of sun exposure bc it was summer, and she was told in that case she should dye it to be uniformly brown.
Could you egg your head’s window?
@@kiera6326 Unfortunately no, or at least no one ever tried it while I was there haha
I'm from India and literally same, I thought it happened only in my country but ig our schools were also influenced 😔
....And then that teacher was fired and the school was sued.
Is it just me or the school trying to make all the students in Japan get depression or seriously injured(might cause death). Also why do the school system that doesn’t understand common sense bother people in public. It makes me wonder who actually pass the rules in the first place or what year did it get made because some rules are outdated.
Also I can understand why most schools closed down because of the rules they made themselves.
It’s ironic that the school rules that supposed to protect public morals and images but they causes more damages in society.
Well seeing how suicide is seemingly glorified in Japan and that the population is in constant decline, it's probably nothing surprising.
I wouldn't be surprised if Japan ethnically cleansed itself with all those rules...then again, perhaps those who made them were from an era where Japan's population was growing.
Last time I checked all schools even outside of Japan (more so highschools) do that to their students.
@@Kalani_Saiko really I thought it was all schools below college level because even the pre schools are getting cases of kids being not alive from bullying and neglect but is not reported to the Authority at all
@@deathwizard1996 Тhere's a reason Japan's population is constantly declining.
@@deathwizard1996 That's true, I know I had issues with preschool but I wasn't sure that was true for all
These rules are just so crazy.
While I get that the idea of wanting harmony isn't a bad thing itself, enforcing it isn't really the way to go. Especially when it comes to underwear, I hardly put no thought into the underwear I wear as long as it's comfortable. The idea of everyone having to wear the same colour underwear seems...pointless. It's underwear.
UK here, we had the usual strict rules with our uniform, mainly girls could only wear skirts (around knee height or below) and tights, for boys, wear trousers. The only thing some teachers told us off for is when in winter, we took a layer off if it was too hot (Blazers for boys, jumpers for girls). We also weren't allowed to roll up our sleeves in the winter, we'd get told to wear short sleeves shirts instead. There wasn't any rule about not rolling your sleeves up, it just went against the image some teachers (and students) had about the winter and summer uniforrm. I personally find rolled up sleeves more comfortable than short sleeves. Thankfully most teachers were chill, but there were those strict teachers who always go to the extremes.
I completely understand at least a couple of arguments for using uniforms, in particular the obvious one about removing the peer pressure about expensive brand clothing (and that pressure is insane nowadays, compared to my time) - though of course it won't help for off-school time.
For me though I'm *still* happy that there were no uniforms when I went to school. The reason is I just can't stand uniforms of any kind. As a child I played in a brass band. I loved the rehearsals, but I did not enjoy the public performances because we had to wear those uniforms. Military service was the same. I was going nuts when wearing the uniform. To be able to get out of that (typically in the bathroom on a train when on leave) was heavenly bliss.
A couple public schools here in the States tried that about twenty years ago with the you can not wear xyz even outside of school. One parent was an attorney in one case and brought up to the school board that companies can't even demand that. Also you can not help but notice in both cases the rules affected girls more than boys.
odd enough - a lot of schools in South Africa have the flesh coloured underwear and bra rule as well, but how they enforce it no one knows. It is not something they can check daily. As a swimmer - I can understand the tampon rule when swimming as it is something that is used to skip PE. However it should not be forced on younger girls - or those who have never used a tampon before.
We have similarly rules about hair and skirt length. Which is also about teaching modesty, but thinly veiled - you should not arouse male students and teachers. I do worry that they see all girls as dressing simply to please men - also it then leads to girls been the cause of sexual assaults' and rapes due to what they were wearing and how their hair looks arguments.
I'm South African and I've never heard of this🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Tampons shouldn't be forced on you, end of story. Some of us literally can't even put them in. That's sexual assault! PE is not that important.
@@synthraofficial5366 people like you make it worse for women that actually have been assaulted
I'm from Canada and I always thaught our dressing codes were strict. Most school didn't have uniform when I was growing up, but we had all those ridiculous rules about how girls should dress simply because it would be too distracting for the male student, like sexually distracting.
The rule about not being allowed to fan yourself during summer is crazy dangerous, I was really surprise that student can't fan themself or even drink water during class. None of our school have air conditionning systems, but we at least have permission to use hand fan and drink water.
This are some messed up rules and the underwear and bra check ones are just purvey. One the lighter side of things i think you and Harumi are the cutest couple.
Despite all these rules the weirdest thing to me is that Japan has school during summer
Students also have to come to school on the weekend for club activities! I've been teaching for almost 5 years at 8 senior high schools in Japan, and they even have to come for club activities during winter, spring, and summer break/vacation.
@@coralie288 Is there a problem with that? Club activities are part of the fun of school. Everyone belongs to a club with the understanding that there are activities during the summer vacation as well. If you don't like it, you don't belong to the club.
@@eburnsid3168 *Only a Sith deals on absolutes*
Students in hot countries: wait, you can actually dont go to school when its hot? 🤣
*#7 is a bit peculiar. I don't think my school has ever dictated what we wear outside of school to that extent. Like you guys mentioned, my school had a rule of not wearing our uniforms (with our school name) outside of school. They did explain that it was because they didn't want us to do bad things and have that reflected on the school.*
I really sorry for female students in Japan who become victim of this crazy rules
Yeah, some of these rules seem oddly aimed at female students in particular.
Don't worry. It is very much exaggerated here.
Yes, typically it's fine to swim with a tampon in, they don't fall out and they usually don't peak but it should have been the girls choice, especially since some women have conditions that make them bleed too heavily to be protected by just a tampon, even a super. And I'm the west we have no taboos against women in their periods being kept warm, they did almost 100 years ago, but not now.
Absolutely. When I was in school I had to wear a super tampon plus maternity pads because my period was so heavy. Swimming was absolutely out of the question.
It was a long time ago, but #6 happened to me from a female teacher in Canada. I have sensitivity issues and cannot use tampons. And my mom had to threaten to sue the school to fix the situation.
Wow. I’m sorry.😢
Ironically I dealt with the same gym + period thing (including swimming classes) from a number of teachers, mostly female teachers who believed that I was faking my pain. 25 years later turns out I've had endometriosis this whole time and they were needlessly putting me through additional stress. 🤬
Japan has serious control issues.
it would be a losing battle for them if they remain the way they are
To force somebody to show underwear is sexual harassment.
I agree, but it's also pedophilia. It's insane to want to view someone else's under garments, especially involving a child.
@@gaidhliglass some schools in japan have already began or beginning to phase that invasive rule out due to severe backlash, which it rightfully deserves tbh. No female wants another person checking to see if their rule is being followed, to he honest it shouldn't have to matter that much
@@gaidhliglass nope, it's not pedophilia. Pedophilia is a disease, not a crime. The crime is statutory rape or child molestation(both can have other names depending on jurisdiction)
@@99temporal it's probably auto correct take a chill pill.
@@christophermoore974 it shouldnt matter at all. The rule should not exist.
a friend of mine went to a school whereby the punishment for arriving late to school is to stand under the hot sun for the next 2 hours, missing out the first few sessions of class...
..with no water to drink. :)
I hope your friend is okay!!! (＞人＜;)
That's awful. They do that kind of stuff to hardened criminals in prison in the US and even then I do not agree with it. I think it's more of a torture device than any practical way of teaching a lesson.
That's not "punishment"...that's straight up abuse.
Me: I'd do this for 6 hours if it means I can miss out on class. One thing Australian students of my generation got use to was blistering heat and we rarely would drink because the water would be boiling. Going 6 hours a day at school with no aircons without and water was just another day for us.
In saying that, we weren't barred from drinking or seeking shade or anything. But after several years, you just kinda got use to it. But yeah, nowadays that would constitute abuse (probably). At the least now when weather gets above a certain temperature, school is closed for the day and schools are much better equip to deal with the hot or cold weather.
I used to fantasize when I was still in school in the US about being an exchange student and getting to study in Japan. Even though it would probably make my resume seem even better to have done that, the sheer volume of absolutely crazy and arbitrary rules Japanese schools have makes me kinda glad I studied in the US.
You are such a charming and informative couple! I am very happy to watch you and learn so much from you.
Just goes to show that everything should be practiced in moderation. Even Collectivism for the sake of social harmony can be destructive when taken to the extreme. I hope Japan can temper this, especially when it comes to the public school system. It's survival as a country solely rests on the well being of it's children.
Collectivism is a cancerous and evil ideology.
Kinda like the Borg.
You need to start your own school. You both are natural teachers. We have already learned so much. Your daughters will flourish in education.
Here in Australia, my mother grew up in a time when certaun underwear as part of the school uniform was normal here too - and female teachers would also check. She went to a private girls' school - which is common here - and they had to wear brown underwear as part of school uniform. The teachers checked every day. This was in the 1970s, however, I don't believe this would happen much nowadays if at all. Most people my age (early 30s) and younger would find it bizarre. We still have strict uniform rules, especially in private schools (which are more common than in the USA as unfortunately our public school systems have been long underfunded and private school students generally have better outcomes). I went to some of the most expensive private schools in the country and one school in particular was so strict about wearing the school blazer - which was bright purple- that we had to wear it even on hot 40 degree (celcius) days and teachers would stand out the front making sure we were in it. Of course I took it off as soon as I walked a bit further as I had to walk to the train station, take the train which may not have been air conditioned (a few still weren't at that time) and then walk home. No way was I going to do that in a hot blazer.
One rule at my daughter's jr high in Kagawa ken was that students couldn't enter any of the convenience stores in their school uniform. this was for elementary, and jr high students only. I remember on more than one occasion having to go to the conbini very early in the morning with her, so that I could go in and buy her an eraser, or pack of mechanical pencil lead, or another notebook that she had used up doing her weekend homework. All because she couldn't go in to the store by herself.......
Why couldn't they enter the conbini in uniform?
@@slowyourroll1146No idea why! In their street clothes, it was perfectly fine.
They were also barred from going to karaoke in their school uniform.
@@Lazyeyewitness the school is paranoid of any student doing something "Bad" and having that reflect badly on them
I wonder how enforceable are these out-of-school rules.
And I hope there's a way for parents or students to fight against these school rules, since you are unable to change schools (unless going to private school)
I have been to Japan a few times and it’s not as grand as I imagined it, but it’s different. People are polite and helpful. The cities are relatively clean. The taxis are really clean. People, older middle age men are often stressed. Kids are happy, intelligent, and well behaved. People are generally polite and respectful. Lovely country. A few odd experiences. Beautiful temples.
Now these rules are just ridiculous
Some of these are straight up criminal offenses in america.
That’s absolutely crazy, me being a boy I know I would’ve been suspended due to the strictness but I know my older sister would rip someone’s head off adult or not for doing something so unbelievably rude and humiliating. Oh gosh I can’t imagine how my Old Man would’ve reacted to hearing that a teacher pulled up his daughters dress at school, over protective pops. 💀😂
Actually most of these rules are what I'd been through in a catholic boarding school. The white underwater check was done. Leaveing wet hair was from some boys using their shirts and girls using blazers to dry hair. The tardy was done with cold food since you had to do your time in correction for being tardy. Etc etc.
I live in Canada and funny (well not really) enough we also had a rule about not drinking water during class in my high school. While it was not a problem for most of the year, the high school I went to did not have any sort of air conditioning so it would get really hot by the end of the year (around summer time). They only changed the rule when a student fainted because they were so dehydrated. The rule was changed so that student could *only drink water* in a clear bottle. That way teachers would be sure that it wasn't soda, juice or anything else.
Love your videos, just wanted to add for rule 7:
Is great that you think that limit girls outfits isn't going to help them staying safe.
I also understand why we may want to teach them how to actually stay safe.
But more over, I believe that schools should teach everybody (specially boys), how to respect others and not harm them (avoiding having girls that need to "stay safe" to begin with).
I was a student of bengali medium girls school in India and there if our hair is long enough that at least it can touch our shoulder we had to tie up our hair here the teacher thinks that open hair is a styling that not suits with the school attire. So we had to make two braids and if it's not possible then had to make at least a ponytail 😂😂
Same here!myschool has the same rules
Indian student here. We had Yoga classes in schools and for our homework we were required to write 5 pages of few basic mantras in sanskrit. Apparently it calms and focuses the mind. It made us Neurotic.
Our teachers allways remind us to drink enough water when it's hot or we are feeling unwell
At my school in the US things like not wearing hats inside were the only rules I can remember, we also banded together and all wore hats inside and they got rid of this rule.
The casual and even joking way everybody in this video says "this rule is probably killing people" is the most damning and frightening part for me. Like, can't the parents of the district get together and insist on a rules change or run for the school board and modernize their local school?
You're assuming that the parents have an issue with how things are run.
@@GoodwillWright I mean Shogo here is a parent himself and he is dismayed. So, clearly there are some parents that do have an issue, but the heavy "don't rock the boat" culture enables abusive policies to remain
●Why Japanese are the Most Unwilling to Help Others in the World
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0:00 Let's START!
1:44 Color of your underwear
3:53 Leaving wet hair, eating leftover food
6:13 Cannot use a fan even when hot
9:23 Forced to use a broken helmet
12:25 Forced to swim during period
15:49 Cannot wear skirts outside of school
21:10 Harumi posted her school rule?!
22:50 Forced to dye my natural brown hair black
26:09 The ENDING
Sadly, such draconian rules exist in other places than Japan. Here in the USA, if a Principal and the admin have a stick up their butt about a certain thing, they will also use the vague excuse of "Disturbing the Public Morals" as justification for singling a student out for their nonconforming individuality. Many times it is religiously motivated where "Christian Values" are considered acceptable and no other religious views are allowed even if the school is a Public School and should be SECULAR meaning NO religious values are forced upon the students. We all have room to grow and better ourselves.
Oh for real, that's so true.
Like A Tennessee school district banning Maus or one school banning its cheerleading uniform in class...
Yes, and litigation is often the end result.
Went to a Quaker girl's school; uniforms, no make up, jewelry, or nail polish permitted and they measured the length of our skirts to see if they were too short. Had to graduate in a long white gown that covered from our shoulders to ankles. Those were the days. 😣
Regarding being at fault for having a cold, I used to teach at an eikaiwa/conversation school, and basically had no time off. We were given no sick days. I caught a cold which was pretty bad, and my manager asked me to apologize to my students. Nothing at all about, "Maybe you should stay home today." I had to go to work no matter what, and it was my fault for having a cold. One adult student asked me if I was OK and said I should have time off, and she was shocked to hear that the teachers weren't allowed to have any time off for being sick.
Hope you are in a better place now.
@@GoodwillWright Thanks. I am.
When I was in school we couldn’t eat or drink during class. Never even considered it as an option.
Why though?
Really enjoyed this video! I went to a Catholic school in south Texas and we had a lot of very strict rules like these, so I can totally relate 😂
I can't imagine any catholic school has insane rules like these. I'm sure they're strict, but nothing compared to this. But I've never been to a catholic school, so what do I know?
Bro, you all keep it real in your videos and that's so refreshing.
When I was in school (in the US), food and drinks were strictly prohibited in class at the schools I attended. My school system had a busing system but sometimes I stayed over at the computer lab and walked home (about a 30 minute walk). There was no dress code and one of my classmates actually had a purple mohawk. It was really a relaxed atmosphere. As long as you didn't smoke, bring a knife, or get into a fight, you were okay. There is no way that any school in my area could get away with discriminating based on hair or skin color. The classroom was way too diverse.
I couldn't imagine going to a Japanese high school and them saying "Is that your natural hair colour and hair type?" Because I have naturally curly ginger hair 😭
Though I would love to look arround one because it would obviously be way different than every school I have been to in Wales.
Tampons are fine for swimming, in pools too, but not all girls are comfortable with tampons. In Norway, this was never a rule in school when I grew up, but I can't remember very many girls skipping swimming, like, maybe one or two every now and then, not like 1/4th. Most swam with tampons.
An interesting look at details. Thank you for being open and sharing these insights.
What this video taught me is that shoujo is surprisingly accurate in some aspects
(Still don’t think I’ll plan my honeymoon solely around shoujo manga though)
In the US, examining a students underwear can get you arrested and sentenced to jail. Restricting pony tail wearing due to ''sexuality'' could also get you jailed for sexual harrassment.
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@@LetsaskShogo Also, it would not be surprising for a teacher that attempts to check a child's underwear to find the parents waiting for them at their car in the parking lot with the kid's uncle and older brother. The cops in the US might arrest the family for beating the teacher, but only if they put them in a hospital. In some counties, I bet the judges would let a family that beats a teacher like that walk without any charges at all.
So basically you get one free save from crashing your bicycle but then after that it's free for all
'Thanks for playing the tutorial, now the real game begins'
4:52 I read online that teachers at a school(in a 3rd world country) would fill their plates with the food meant for the children at the school cafeteria and then after finishing their food they would go to the tubs of food meant for the children and scoop their left overs into the food. Like chicken bones, leftover beans and corn. And mix it all with their used spoons.
We have a pretty strict military here in the US. Women in the military with long hair have to put it up in a bun in certain ways. They are taught how to wear makeup properly, even those who didn't wear makeup. ('You _will_ wear makeup!")
I can see the usefulness of these rules not just for uniformity but for practical needs: keeping hair out of the eyes when working, but also safety. Like you wouldn't wear a tie or loose items around machines, you wouldn't wear long hair down for the same reason. Your long hair could get caught in machinery and cause serious injury.
What’s the practical use in wearing makeup?
I was thinking that a lot of the rules remind me of military uniform regulations. But in the US military no one is going to lift anyone's skirt to check if they're wearing the right kind of underwear unless they want a major scandal. I'm in the Navy and no one has ever been required to wear makeup in the regular force since I've been in (about a decade, but I bet ceremonial groups have different rules). Most branches are slowly relaxing rules, women in the Navy are now allowed to wear short ponytails and they've increased the number of allowed short hairstyles as well as added more hairstyles to accommodate women with textured hair.
Military is important part of society, but it is not the whole society. Why everyone should live under a military discipline? What is the purpose of that? What goal are you hoping to achieve this way?
Yeah I can understand it, at school I was fighting with teachers for years to be able to wear my long hair loose when I was only 6-10 years old. Cause I didn't see reasons not to wear it loose. Nowadays I am microbiologist, and work with fire and cultures etc. so I always wear hair in a braid. There just should be a real practical reason for any rule, and then people won't be against following it
Yeah, uniformity should be situationally appropriate. And nobody should be looking up anybody's skirt. And keep your eyes off their patent leather shoes, too!
Orchestras wear uniforms. Usually navy pants or skirts, and a white shirt or blouse. I can see uniformity in music because you want people to pay attention to the music, not anything else.
Bands wear uniforms, and they just look super cool!
Women cello players in the Youth Orchestra were required to wear skirts. I wore pants all the time, and any skirts were too narrow. I was _not_ going to play a concert sidesaddle!
Mom made me a circle skirt so it could let me have my cello between my legs. It's the only instrument that requires it to be between your legs.
My High School in the US banned hats. I guess someone hid some pot in his hat and it got stolen, resulting in a gang fight on campus after hours. : /
How is any of that a hat's fault?
Next, your school might decide to ban as**oles beacause a student midght hide some pot there.
No hats in schools are pretty common rule
@@JustAnotherY0te - It used to be no hats in the classroom. Now you can't have hats while on school grounds, period
That at least has some reasoning behind it. It's a rule in place because something bad happened. Maybe after sometime they will allow hats back.
Hats were uniformly banned many years ago at many schools in all circumstances outside of sports due to the connection hat wearing had in the columbine shooting, so it is a very common rule, even though a lot of time has passed and likely some schools have gone back or never banned the hats in the first place
This video is harrowing. I had to have a break halfway. Underwear inspection? Not allowed to replace broken safety equipment? My heart hurts for those kids. Not a phrase I've ever used.
I always love learning Japanese culture from Team Shogo! Me and my wife love watching your videos over dinner! My wife commented on how Harumi's english has greatly improved and I have to agree! Tomoko face reavel at 2 million subs?!!! 🙂
The shopping mall shown at 19:35 is really close to where I live! I watched that clip three times to be sure, and it is definitely the same place. Thank you. That clip made my evening.
Instead of teaching girl students how to stay safe, male students should learn how to respect girls and about consent.
Yes your right
Now we know why Harumi-san stays so slim, she had to walk 40 mins to school everyday for several years of high school!
Well, it's about the food too.. I also stay slim when I live in Japan. Just eating healthy food. No junk food whatsoever. I use the bicycle for shopping and the like though, but that probably helps my hearth more than it helps my slimness.
Never been to Japan, never really thought of going before now, but this channel is crazy-addictive! I love learning about other cultures, seeing young couples discussing how they raise their kids and other interesting topics about Japan. This right here should be considered a national treasure to the Japanese! I'm gaining a lot of new information and respect for Japan's culture and people.
The students at Toki Kita High School were very beautiful and natural without makeup!
In Texas we were not allowed to wear shorts to school, but when I moved to Ohio it was fine. Sure the schools in Texas had air conditioning, but didn't help going to and from school.
No shorts in Texas, what are they prison?
@@bishop51807 land of the free
This may the most ADORABLE couple in Japan and I love watching you!!! 🥰🥰
Hello Shogo and team! This is the first time I came across your yt channel and I'm really liking it. The thing I noticed which is different in this video is that you guys are also interacting with team behind the cameras and its really nice. I've seen many videos where people totally ignore the other staff and don't treat them well so I'm really impressed with you guys. I subscribed immediately and will be looking forward to your quality content. Thankyou!! :)
The strangest thing about my high school was the lack of rules. Of 4 years I missed almost all my classes in the second and third year, even though I stayed enrolled. Then graduated with honors in the fourth year. Yes, Rio Grande HS in Albuquerque
Japan is so strict, omg.
In my country I went to a Catholic primary school and they didn't want to let me in once because I wore pants a day we didn't have P.E. class just because I was freezing in the winter weather (my mom got sure they would let me in though) girls were not allowed to use anything more than skirts or shorts under the school coat all year long. These rules have changed in the past 15 years, thank goodness.
Keep it up on your work and this video and channel
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I was happy to discover that not only the elderly but TEACHERS are respected in Japan. I was asked how old I was by my 36 year old teacher friend so that he knew how deep to bow to me! How refreshing!
We had to wear uniforms in charter school, and the dress code for highschool was a little more flexible with us being able to wear jeans and T shirts. but the thing that always got me about school was the fact that you had to take off your hoodie in the building. Even in the trailer parts of the school. Like it sort of makes sense, but some places got so cold.
How are most of these even legal???
The answer: It's Japan.
@@Tsuki-Sii I agree. Japan has made some progress, albeit woefully slow but it's progress nonetheless
@@christophermoore974 mhm
Oh man, I’m certain that if I were born Japanese that I’d be considered a rebel. I’m too free to be controlled by these ridiculous rules. I’d probably move by the time I reach adulthood. To be clear, Japan is amazing and beautiful but I’m not a fan of conformity. If people nagged at me my whole life trying to force me to be “normal”, I’d cause a lot of problems. Well not really, but they would see it that way.
Pretty similar here.. It´s not that I´m that rebel per se, but I guess I´m just bad at following the stream in general :)
@@RSProduxx me too bro, I have a kind of rebellious nature despite being an introvert tbh. Like I can conform to an extent but it's like a cup that's being filled but once it overflows the rebel in me lets loose and my whole persona changes. Like if i was shy and quiet before I become salty, bold and easily irritated or if I was following the rules before when you cross that line I'll end up protesting or just passively going against everything I'm told in a noticable but non-aggressive way. So if I was born in Japan I'd be one of those ""problem children" 😂
Don't they have a phrase, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered"?
I think that's why their culture has a problem with shut ins... maybe...
But if you were born in Japan, your personality wouldn't be the way it is now, it would likely be more subdued and passive in the face of the strict rules and culture pushed into children from a young age.
@@ravin6771 I understand what you’re saying but I’m absolutely certain that I’d be the same. My personality may have differences but my extreme desire for freedom would remain. I’ve always felt this way. I was born in the US and still live here. Since I was a kid, I can remember always wanting to be free. Kind of like Luffy from One Piece if you get the reference.
An all-girl school in Hawaii had every article of clothing and a uniform. All undergarments had the school emblem on them. I heard about the "spot uniform checks" as well. So this definitely happened in the USA just on the private school side.
My school was an all-boys school and we had grooming rules and hairstyles/length restrictions. Our uniform rules were at least non-restrictive in the sense that clubs and sports teams would be able to design a polo shirt for the school year. Usually, someone in that club/sport did the artwork. So while we all wore polo shirts with the school emblem, the back of the shirts had a cool student artwork or design that was different every year.
The secondary market for those undies must be mad then 🤣
I feel like part of the reason Japanese schools have these rules is precisely so parents can get this kind of regulated, sports intensive environment for free.
Gonna have to pay for that in the US.
Domo arigato, once again it was an very interesting insight into japanese society!
if it had happened in my day that we could not use public transport due to school regulations, I think a small student revolt would have exploded 😅🤣
Japan is truly a unique country
Now I understand a bit more about school rules in Japan. Thank you Shogo san.
I'm just discovering your videos - I was a bit bummed that this one wasn't subtitled, when your older videos appeared to be, since sometimes it can be easier for me to process text than audio, but still, I enjoyed the video! You two look incredibly stylish, btw!