Dismayed by Japan's low acceptance rate for asylum seekers, a student group organized a fashion show spotlighting ethnic clothes to raise awareness among their peers of the harsh reality facing the underprivileged worldwide.
Organized by the group J-Fun Youth, the event titled "Why Blue?" attracted an impressive 700 fashion-conscious youngsters Thursday, mostly university students, to commemorate the U.N.-designated World Refugee Day.
Twenty student models walked the runway sporting an array of ethnic costumes, all based on the U.N. shade of blue.