Japan cuts ties with the past
5 Aug 2011
In business offices around Japan, executives are not wearing ties in a bid to cut energy use.
The historically conservative country has adopted a “no ties” trend as a means to be more comfortable in the workplace, and therefore reduce the need for air conditioning, and the electricity required to drive it.
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