Japan urges office workers to wear shorts as extreme heat and new ‘cruelly hot day’ alerts grip the nation, expanding its Tokyo Cool Biz campaign.

„Cool Biz“ hat seit 21 Jahren Japans einst strikte Kleiderordnung aufgeweicht. Nun folgt der nächste Schritt – zum Wohle der Belegschaften im Klimawandel.

Tóquio flexibilizou vestimentas no trabalho após sucessivos verões de calor recorde; medida levanta discussões sobre aparência e padrões de comportamento no ambiente de trabalho

Authorities urged residents to use air conditioning liberally, hydrate regularly and avoid spending long hours outdoors.

In April Japan coined term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heat

Japan registreerde dinsdag de eerste officiële kokushobi, oftewel 'gruwelijk hete dag', sinds de term afgelopen april werd geïntroduceerd voor dagen met temperaturen boven de 40…

Japan urges office workers to wear shorts as extreme heat and new ‘cruelly hot day’ alerts grip the nation, expanding its Tokyo Cool Biz campaign.

Tokyo encourages men to embrace shorts at work amid rising summer temperatures, but some women criticize the trend, labeling visible leg hair as a form of harassment.

As extreme summer heat grips Japan's capital, Tokyo has encouraged male office workers to wear shorts to stay cool. However, the initiative has drawn...

Shorts 'greenlighted' in the office, instead of jacket and tie, to better cope with the scorching heat. Thus, Tokyo has offered men the opportunity to go to work wearing more…