Today is the first day of June. This year I have decided to go to work in the COOL BIZ style, with no tie and no jacket, just like last year. Although summers in Japan are hot, let us use our energy sources wisely by dressing in comfortable clothes and setting air-conditioners at more moderate temperatures.
Yesterday, I received an Okinawan kariyushi shirt from Governor of Okinawa Keiichi Inamine. It can be worn as formal attire, and Governor Inamine said to me that people wear them at the Okinawan prefectural assembly.
I also heard that it also serves as a jacket, so that people do not wear a separate jacket on top.
I wore the kariyushi shirt during PALM and spent the days
comfortably. I hope to find more opportunities this year to wear it.
It is not that people must stick to the "no tie, no jacket" policy throughout the summer. All I am suggesting is that people have the choice of not wearing a tie or a jacket. I hope that you all will enjoy the summer fashion by selecting outfits that best suit the situation while have it also lend to global warming measures as well.
From Koizumi Cabinet E-Mail Magazine No.236
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