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The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. [3] The yakuza are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as yubitsume, or amputation of the left little finger. [4]
Photograph of a man and woman wearing traditional clothing, taken in Osaka, Japan. There are typically two types of clothing worn in Japan: traditional clothing known as Japanese clothing (和服, wafuku), including the national dress of Japan, the kimono, and Western clothing (洋服, yōfuku), which encompasses all else not recognised as either national dress or the dress of another country.
The penal code punishes and forbids the wearing of revealing or indecent clothes, [46] this dressing-code law is enforced by a government body called "Al-Adheed". In 2012, a Qatari NGO organized a campaign of "public decency" after they deemed the government to be too lax in monitoring the wearing of revealing clothes; defining the latter as ...
The dress code in primary and secondary grades for boys comprises dark blue, khaki, or black shorts with a white open-collar short-sleeved shirt, white ankle socks or long dark socks, and brown or black trainers. Female students, wear a knee-length dark blue or black skirt, and a pale white blouse with a loosely hanging bow tie.
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Macron addressed the dress code for the first publicly after visiting a professional school in the Vaucluse region of southern France “We know there will be cases” of students testing the rule ...
Sometimes, though, the purpose of uniforms and dress codes can backfire, instead singling out its members. Take the 13-year-old daughter of Catherine Pearlman, who was sent home two days in a row ...
We break down the British royals’ annual Christmas celebration, including a gag gift exchange, black-tie dress codes, and roast turkey meals.