To top it all off, if your child goes to a school where uniforms are required, where are you going to get them? With a school uniform shortage, many stores aren't carrying these styles.

Japan's schoolgirl uniform has now reached such a globally iconic status that earlier this year the government tried harnessing its powers through "Kawaii Diplomacy." "Every Western documentary ...

Chinese women have been sporting school uniforms from other countries ... their own names embroidered on student shirts. That is cute and beautiful and does not cause any damage," said Atthaphon ...

So what does a "kawaii" ambassador do? “My duties include introducing Japanese fashion, in my case, by starting off with school uniforms,” Fujioka explains. “By doing so, I will spread the message to ...