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日本3月11日大地震和海啸引发的核危机使得日本东部地区面临能源短缺的困境。在酷热夏季到来之时，日本环境省发起了“超级清凉夏装”行动，要求全国将室内空调温度上调至28摄氏度，鼓励人们脱下西装，改穿T恤、短袖衬衫、运动鞋甚至夏威夷花衬衫和凉鞋等清凉便装上班。环境省大臣表示，推行清凉夏装行动并不只是为了让大家熬过夏天，而是要改变日本人的生活方式。除此之外，日本不少行业都开始实行弹性工作制或者允许员工在家办公，同时采取减少办公室照明，缩短工作时间等方式节约能源。 Neckties are out and casual shirts in, even aloha shirts, as Japanese businessmen shed their conservative dress and stodgy image to save electricity. Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami set off an ongoing nuclear crisis at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, meaning that the eastern part of the country faces a severe power shortage as it heads into the sizzling summer months. Spearheading efforts to stay cool in the office, the Environment Ministry launched its "Super Cool Biz" campaign on Wednesday, a stepped-up version of summer dress-down movements carried out over the past few years. "As we are lacking electricity, the Japanese government is asking for a 15 percent reduction in electricity consumption," said Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto. | 
