‘I associate them with a day-off’: Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to work to save on AC

Per Euronews, Tokyo is encouraging office workers to wear shorts to reduce air conditioning costs — a proposal stirring division in a country where suit-wearing remains standard. Some view it as pragmatic energy-saving; others question workplace appropriateness, with one worker saying, "I just don't think hairy legs look very neat."

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