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Changing perceptions: Japanese schools embrace sunglasses beyond fashion

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As strong August sunlight beat down outside, seven students at a private girls' secondary school in Tokyo gathered around a classroo

  • Japanese schools traditionally view sunglasses as fashion, not eye protection.
  • Joshi Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School in Tokyo allows approved sunglasses in uniform.
  • Initiative aims to make eye protection routine, targeting 4,000 schools by 2030.

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