Parents of a Tokyo elementary school are up in arms1 at being asked to pay $730 for their childrens school uniforms.

A public elementary school in Tokyos upmarket2 Ginza district has decided to adopt new school uniforms designed by the luxury Italian designer Armani. The bespoke3 uniforms， which include a hat and bag， are priced at over $730 each.

Parents are angry at the schools decision and are protesting4 at the exorbitant5 price for a uniform of an eight-year-old child. The school said it wanted a designer uniform that represented the rich area of Ginza. School officials visited top department stores and decided to ask the fashion brand Armani to design the uniform.

The expensive uniform has created such a fuss6 that it has been discussed in Japans parliament7. One lawmaker said that since the school is public and not private， “a certain price range needs to be considered”. Finance Minister Taro Aso said， “Clearly its expensive. It would be tough if a student could not afford to pay for it.” Japans education minister said steps would be taken to ensure the financial burden placed on parents for uniforms“would not be excessive8”. Twitter users said young children are not interested in designer clothes. The school principal said， “With humility， I take the criticism. I will go on explaining carefully to those concerned.”

东京一所小学的家长正因被要求为孩子购买730美元的阿玛尼校服而大动肝火。

东京高档区域银座的一所小学决定采用新校服，这种新校服是由奢华的意大利品牌“阿玛尼”设计的。定制的校服还包括一顶帽子和一个书包，每套校服价格超过了730美元。

家长们对学校的决定很愤怒，他们正在抗议8岁儿童的校服的过高价格。校方称，学校想要一套由设计师专门设计的，代表银座这个富裕地区的校服。学校官员参观了高端百货商店，决定让时尚品牌阿玛尼设计校服。

天价校服引发了不安，日本国会就此进行了讨论。一名立法者称：“既然学校是公立而非私立的，应该考虑价格区间。”日本财务大臣麻生太郎称：“很明显，校服价格过高。如果学生买不起就麻烦了。”日本文部科学省大臣称，他们将采取措施，确保家长买校服的经济负担“不至于过大”。推特用戶称青少年对专门设计的服装不感兴趣。校长表示：“我将谦虚地接受批评，并继续向关注此事者详细解释。”

Notes：

1. be up in arms 竭力反对

2. upmarket adj. 高档的；高级的

3. bespoke adj. 定做的

4. protest vi. 抗议；断言

5. exorbitant adj. （要价等）过高的

6. fuss n. 大惊小怪；小题大作；忙乱

7. parliament n. 议会，国会

8. excessive adj. 极度的；过分的