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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Coverage of Tokyo Metropolitan Government in the Nexus archive.
- Japan’s Tokyo city male workers can wear shorts in summer. Some call it harassment
Tokyo's male workers can now wear shorts in summer offices under a policy by Governor Yuriko Koike, expanding on her 2005 energy-saving 'Cool Biz' campaign. Some critics label the policy as harassment.
- Tokyo workers asked to swap suits for shorts to combat energy costs and heat
Tokyo officials are encouraging public servants to wear shorts instead of suits to reduce energy consumption and combat summer heat, inspired by Japan's Cool Biz initiative. The measure aims to lower air conditioning usage amid rising energy costs linked to the US-Israel war on Iran.