In Japan, graduation ceremonies differ in several ways from what we see in other parts of the world.
1- The Japanese school year ends in March and begins in April
2- Instead of graduation robes, Women usually wear beautiful colourful hakama attire, a “traditional formal Japanese attire” which differ from kimonos. Men often attending in regular suits and ties, though a small percentage would like to wear the male hakama attire.
3- in more countries, there is a call to invite each student to receive the certificate, in Japanese ceremony only calling the class representative to receive all the certificates, then they distribute.
the upstream link (Hiroshima university)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hirodai
What’s graduation ceremony like in your country? ^-^