Terry Blanton wrote:
The Japanese will be colder. Already, they have totally changed their business culture. They are wearing Hawaiian shirts and sandals to work because the air conditioning is off.
I have not seen sandals, but short-sleeved shirts and no tie -- the so-called "cool-biz" look -- has been in vogue for several years. Even the Prime Minister sometimes appears like that, which is a little disconcerting. I notice the cops and body guards hovering in the background wear neckties.
In small towns on the Inland Sea local officials and even Post Office employees have been wearing aloha shirts in summer for several years now. Partly an effort to sell these places as tourist destinations, I think. Mostly because it is sub-tropical, and it never made any sense for people to wear European clothing.
The governor of Okinawa has been wearing native shirts lately. - Jed
