Did you know that some schools in Japan ban ponytails on school girls because they could “sexually excite” men? This is according to the Western media at least, but is this true? Why do these bans exist and how do the Japanese think about all these stringent rules that seem to be prent in Japanese society? We hit the streets to find out.

你们知道吗?日本的一些学校禁止女学生扎马尾辫,他们给出的理由是:因为这会让男人感到“性奋”。至少西方媒体是这么报道的,但是事实是否如此呢?为什么这些禁令会存在?日本人又是如何看待他们社会上普遍存在的那些严格规定的呢?让我们去街头一探究竟吧!