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Tokyo allows male workers to wear shorts in summer, sparking debate

Tokyo's metropolitan government has introduced a new dress code allowing male employees to wear shorts during the summer months as part of an updated energy-saving initiative called "Tokyo Cool Biz." This policy, aimed at improving employee comfort and reducing electricity consumption amidst rising temperatures, has faced criticism from some women who perceive it as a double standard, as they are still required to wear stockings in the heat. AI

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Tokyo allows male workers to wear shorts in summer, sparking debate

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julian Ryall ·

    Japan’s Tokyo city male workers can wear shorts in summer. Some call it harassment

    When Yuriko Koike was Japan’s environment minister in 2005, she was hailed by legions of salarymen as they shed ties and jackets in summer during the “Cool Biz” national energy-saving campaign that she helped to launch. Now, as Tokyo governor, Koike has taken the idea a step furt…