TOKYO: Japanese men, whose predilection for suits even in the steaming summer has been blamed for wasteful air conditioning, have been told to don casual wear in a Cool Biz campaign aimed at easing global warming.
The Environment Ministry wants the nation of the Kyoto Protocol to set air-conditioning temperatures this summer no lower than 28°C possibly a bit hot for a suit-attired salaryman.
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