Tokyo Metropolitan Government worker Toru Suda showed up for work in a polo shirt, shorts, and sneakers on a sweltering July morning as part of the city’s ‘Cool Biz’ campaign.
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The campaign, aimed at helping staff cope with increasingly severe summer heat and reduce energy costs, encourages government staff to ditch jackets and ties in favor of shorts, T-shirts, and sneakers.
Japan is bracing for another hot summer after enduring the hottest summer on record last year, with average nationwide temperatures 2.36 degrees Celsius above average summer temperatures.
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