Kirk here sharing a report of some progress regarding school rules in Kumamoto.

"While 13 schools required students without black hair to submit natural hair color certificates as of June 2021, none still had this rule on the books as of April 2022. However, the number of schools with rules on hair alterations increased from 49 to 55 during the same period."

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