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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Japan schools move to protect cheerleaders from upskirting at sporting events

Young cheerleader with red silver and black pompom
School sporting tournaments in Japan have been marred by voyuerism, prompting a change in cheerleaders uniforms by some schools. Photograph: mhodges/Getty Images/iStockphoto

High schools taking part in Japan’s annual spring baseball tournament are taking action to prevent spectators from taking sexualised photographs of female cheerleaders.

The invitational tournament – and a regular tournament held every summer at Koshien stadium near Osaka – are supposed to be a celebration of youthful sporting prowess and a chance for teenage boys from 32 schools around the country to make their mark and perhaps catch the eye of a professional ball club.

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