Why do Japanese school girls wear sailor suits?
A. Of course the obvious answer is that it is to fuel the multi-billion dollar school girl adult industry and drive salary men wild with desire, but the sailor uniform actually originated in Europe. It is based on the British navy uniform which originated in the 17th century and became popular in Europe after Prince Edward (later Edward the fifth of England) was photographed wearing one when he was five years old. They became enormously popular for both boys and girls and were adopted as school uniforms. During the early part of the 20th century when Japan was westernising, it looked to Europe as a model for its education system, and borrowed black military style uniforms for boys, and sailor suits for girls. —– Q. Many Japanese people have told me that instead of seeing a “man in the moon” in the moon’s craters, they see a rabbit. Where exactly is the rabbit? (images source) A. Can you see a rabbit making rice cakes in the image at left? Both Japanese and Chinese people see a rabbi
