It's not just the Koreans who have a weird thing going with school uniforms. Japan embarks on a dangerous course that could lead to an arms race of ever shorter very short skirts. Huba huba huba.


Three female "ambassadors of cute" appointed by the Foreign Ministry have started traveling abroad to introduce Japanese pop culture to young people overseas.

Kaori Maruya, a Diet [Japanese Parliament] member:


"I'd like you to be careful about unwarranted criticism against overseas tours by 'pretty ambassadors' wearing very short skirts," Maruya said at a session of the Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee on April 24.

Hard to disagree with that!