OSAKA - The second button that once carried a message from the heart may no longer make it to graduation events, as Japanese schools shift to blazers and students focus on social media-friendly memories.
The origins of the tradition -- giving the second button of a stand-up collar jacket to someone special -- remain unclear.
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