Japanese police uniforms to be changed, with skirts out; polo shirts, mesh caps introduced to combat heat stroke

New police uniforms to be introduced from fiscal 2025. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: Polo shirts will be introduced as police officers’ uniform to counter the heat in the summer and skirts for female officers will be discontinued, the National Police Agency said.

The NPA announced Friday (March 21) that the uniforms worn by its police officers while working at police boxes and other locations will be changed from the new fiscal year.