A lawsuit by a Japanese high school student has shone a light on the touchy issue of “black hair” policies and brown-hair registries in schools throughout Japan. An 18-year-old girl brought a lawsuit ...

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A recent case in Osaka, Japan, about hair color, highlights the risks of imposing social conformity. Many schools in Japan have strict policies around hair color, dress, and other appearance, and ...

When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason - it doesn’t care what color her hair is. Sporting ash ...

A Japanese schoolgirl is suing her local government, after she says her school made her repeatedly dye her naturally brown hair black in keeping with the institute’s ban on hair coloring. The ...

Usually, changing your hair color is fun — think about all of the color options available, even down to rainbow-hued hair. This isn't the case for one student in Japan, who is suing her school after ...

For K-Pop boy band sensation BTS, every new day holds tremendous potential for a new hair color. Whether it's a new hairstyle or hair color, BTS fans go wild over RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and ...