Japan anti-high heels campaigner steps up to fight 'glasses ban'

Yumi Ishikawa, leader and founder of the KuToo movement relaxing before a press conference in Tokyo. - AFP

TOKYO: A Japanese woman whose campaign against mandatory high heels in the workplace won broad public support has stepped up her fight against strict corporate dress codes -- including a de-facto ban on women wearing glasses.

Actress and freelance writer Yumi Ishikawa shot to prominence this year with her drive against Japanese office culture, in which high heels are seen as near-obligatory when job-hunting or working in the office.