π Summary
Japanβs capital led the way. This year the metropolitan govtβs long-standing no-tie, no-jacket βCool Bizβ campaign took a step further by encouraging its staff to ditch long trousers, and even try T-shirts and sneakers. As heatwaves mounted across Europe, other workers followed in Tokyoβs wake, sometimes with the encouragement of authorities and management, sometimes without.