National / Crime & Legal Feb 17, 2021
Court backs Osaka high school's right to ask students to dye hair black
Presiding Judge Noriko Yokota also rejected a woman's claim that her natural hair color is brown.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Nov 11, 2017
Lawsuit over student's dyed hair confronts outdated thinking in Japan
by Alyssa I. Smith
A Japanese public high school has come under fire for its strict policy regarding the color of its students' hair. An 18-year-old teen filed a lawsuit in late October seeking ¥2.2 million ($19,000) in damages from the Osaka prefectural government, claiming that her school had ...
National Oct 27, 2017
Teen sues Osaka Prefectural Government for being forced to dye hair black to attend school
An 18-year-old teen has filed a suit seeking ¥2.2 million ($19,000) in damages from the Osaka Prefectural Government, alleging her public high school demanded that she dye her naturally brown hair black to continue attending classes. The prefectural government, which runs Kaifukan High School in ...