La campagna governativa giapponese "Cool Biz" per l'abbigliamento leggero in ufficio, in particolare i pantaloncini per gli uomini, ha generato un acceso dibattito a Tokyo, scontrandosi con il formalismo tradizionale, questioni di genere e il disagio per la "molestia da peli delle gambe" (sune-hara).
Die Tokioter Stadtregierung erlaubt Männern nun, in kurzer Hose und T-Shirt zur Arbeit zu kommen. Dies ist eine Erweiterung der „Cool Biz“-Initiative von Gouverneurin Yuriko Koike, die Strom sparen und den Klimawandel bremsen soll, indem Büros im Sommer auf 28 Grad Celsius gekühlt werden.
Tokyo's 'Cool Biz' campaign, allowing male employees to wear shorts in the office, aims to improve comfort and reduce electricity use. The initiative, championed by Governor Koike, has faced swift criticism.
Tokyo's 'Cool Biz' campaign, allowing male employees to wear shorts in the office, has faced swift backlash. The initiative aims to improve comfort and reduce electricity use amid rising fuel prices.
Tokyo metropolitan government employees are being encouraged to wear casual attire including shorts to work this summer to combat sweltering heat and reduce air conditioning use amid energy supply concerns linked to the US-Israel war on Iran. The measure, announced by Governor Yuriko Koike, builds on Japan's Cool Biz initiative launched in 2005. Japan depends on the Middle East for 90% of its oil imports, most passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and has tapped strategic reserves while planning further releases.
Tokyo's metropolitan government is allowing employees to wear shorts to work as part of an expanded Cool Biz energy-saving programme, citing rising temperatures and potential energy supply pressures linked to the Middle East conflict. Governor Yuriko Koike, who originally championed the initiative as environment minister, is supporting the relaxed dress code including polo shirts, T-shirts and sneakers. Japan recorded its hottest year since records began in 1898, with temperatures exceeding 40°C now formally classified as "cruelly hot" days.
