Japan's Girl Sailors

Google something like "Japanese Girl Sailor" and you'll get an overdose of semi-nude Japanese girls in striped tops and smocks. It's only my guess whether they pose for Japanese fetishists or as an export commodity. 

The origins are easy to trace: school uniforms. Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century and today, school uniforms are almost universal in the Japanese public and private school systems. They are also used in some women's colleges. The Japanese word for this type of uniform is seifuku (制服).

Most uniforms are based on the traditional sailors outfit.