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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shorts

WARSAW/LONDON: Scorching summer temperatures have ​done what decades of dress-down Fridays have failed to do - get men to the office in shorts.

Japan's capital led the way. This year the metropolitan government's long-standing no-tie, no-jacket "Cool Biz" campaign took a step further by encouraging its staff to ditch long trousers, and even try T-shirts and sneakers.

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