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Tokyo schools drop controversial rules governing hairstyles and underwear Schools in the Japanese capital Tokyo have decided to drop controversial rules governing hairstyles and underwear after facing intense pressure from students. Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun cited official sources saying that ''From April almost 200 public high schools and other educational institutions will drop five regulations, including one requiring students to have black hair.'' “Japanese people have been taught to believe that it is a virtue to simply abide by the rules,” said Kaori Yamaguchi, a member of the Tokyo metropolitan board of education. “I hope this will be an opportunity for people to discuss what we should do to create a society where rules are observed in a way that’s acceptable to everyone.” Meanwhile, Yuto Kitamura, another member of the same board called it the decision to scrap ''the most egregious regulations was a major step forward''. Previ...

Over 25,000 people have signed a petition on  change.org  to stop foreign institutions from demanding an English proficiency test, the International English Language Testing System, from Nigerians. The petition, which was initiated by a youth-led open-source platform for policy ideas that address the world’s most pressing challenges called Policy Shapers, was addressed to the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel. According to the think tank, no country in Africa, out of the 27 who list English as one of their official languages is on the Home Office list of countries exempted from taking the test. Meanwhile, the UK Home Office has exempted Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and ten other countries from those who would require the test. Many foreign universities, who are either in English speaking countries or have courses taught in the language, demand the IELTS as a requirement ...