Yomiuri - The Foreign Ministry is advising
people going to Tehran to watch Japan play Iran in the Asia group's final
qualifying match for the soccer World Cup finals on March 25 to dress
conservatively.
The Web site of the Japanese Embassy in Iran tells supporters they should
respect dress norms in Iran, where a majority of the population is Shiite
Muslim.
According to the ministry, foreigners are rarely obligated to follow Islamic
precepts in most Muslim nations, but Iran is an exception.
Foreigners in Iran are sometimes questioned by police when they wear
revealing outfits.
Since women are supposed to cover their hair and not wear figure-hugging
clothes, they wear scarves to cover their head and coats long enough to
cover their knees, the ministry says.
