It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread.
Every year from May to September, Japan’s famously conservative corporate workers and government employees set aside their stiff, dark suits for more casual attire.
Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian.
Uncomfortable though they may be, Japanese offices offer a model for how countries around the world can reduce greenhouse gas emissions that have contributed to record-breaking heat waves and extreme weather events.
This August was the hottest ever recorded in Japan, according to its meteorological agency, and daily highs in Tokyo remained above 32 degrees Celsius, or 90 degrees Fahrenheit, into the latter part of September.
Persons:
Japan’s
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Tokyo, Japan