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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.

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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.

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U.S. businesses eye more opportunities in China's biz hub Shanghai

STORY: U.S. businesses eye more opportunities in China's biz hub Shanghai SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of promotional event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG ZHENG, Shanghai Mayor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CRAIG ALLEN, President of the U.S.-China Business Council 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN ORLINS, President of the National Committee of U.S.-China Relations 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOSEPH BRANCATO, Chairman of executive committee of Gensler STORYLINE: China's business hub Shanghai held a promotion event here Thursday, which drew great attention and interest from investors in the United States. The event has gathered around 150 attendees, including high-ranking officials, bankers, entrepreneurs from Shanghai, and scores of business leaders of international companies from the United States. Shanghai has been one of the first choices for world businesses to invest in China and build global indust

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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2024, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to reduce energy use.

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Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German auto supplier sees prosperous future for Chinese market

STORY: Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German auto supplier sees prosperous future for Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the related footage of Continental 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILIPP VON HIRSCHHEYDT, Member of Continental's Executive Board STORYLINE: Continental, a major German auto supplier, has been present in China for almost 30 years. It has 23 production bases and 28 R&D centers in China, with 17,600 employees. Philipp von Hirschheydt, member of Continental's Executive Board and head of the Automotive Group Sector, sees a prosperous future for the Chinese automotive market as he paid a visit here at the beginning of the new year. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILIPP VON HIRSCHHEYDT, Member of Continental's Executive Board "We have been seeing 30 million produced cars (in China) in 2023, and we're seeing that the export engine is starting to grow. So, what we want to do is we

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Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German meter manufacturer confident on China's market prospect

STORY: Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German meter manufacturer confident on China's market prospect SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of employees working at Zenner's factory in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER LEHMANN, President of Minol-ZENNER Group STORYLINE: Alexander Lehmann, chairman of a leading German meter manufacturer, said that his company has kept increasing its investment in China, as the country remains an outstanding investment destination with rosy innovation. Lehmann chose China as the destination of his first global business trip in 2024. In the first half of 2023, Minol-ZENNER Group established a foreign-funded research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai and continued to increase its investment on R&D in China. With strong R&D, production and manufacturing capabilities, the group's output value in China has reached about 2.5 billion yuan (about 349 million U.

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Japan PM Kishida in Okinawa shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on June 6, 2023, wearing a "kariyushi" summer shirt from the southern prefecture of Okinawa to promote Okinawa products and the annual "Cool Biz" light clothing campaign.

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Japan gov't top spokesman in Okinawa shirt

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2023, wearing a "kariyushi" summer shirt from the southern prefecture of Okinawa to promote Okinawa products and the annual "Cool Biz" light clothing campaign.

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Japan PM Kishida in Okinawa shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2023, wearing a "kariyushi" summer shirt from the southern prefecture of Okinawa to promote Okinawa products and the annual "Cool Biz" light clothing campaign.

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Consadole Sapporo, Arema Cronus sign biz alliance

SAPPORO, Japan - Yoshikazu Nonomura (R), president of Consadole Sapporo in the J-League second division, and Rudy Widodo, general manager of Arema Cronus FC of the Indonesia Super League, exchange uniforms in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 21, 2014, after signing a business alliance.

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Apple Watch hits Japanese market, may boost wearable device biz

TOKYO, April 24 Kyodo - A man shows the Apple Watch he bought in Tokyo on April 24, 2015, the day of the wristwatch-like device's launch in Japan.

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Apple Watch hits Japanese market, may boost wearable device biz

TOKYO, April 24 Kyodo - A man shows the Apple Watch he bought in Tokyo on April 24, 2015, the day of the wristwatch-like device's launch in Japan.

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Kankeiren promotes Japanese biz way

OSAKA, Japan - Masayuki Matsushita (C), vice chairman of Panasonic Corp., exchanges opinions with executives of business groups and companies from 11 Asian countries, including ASEAN members, in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014. The meeting was organized by the Kansai Economic Federation to enhance the understanding of Japanese way of management.

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USJ's CEO talks about biz plan at interview

OSAKA, Japan - USJ Co. CEO Glenn Gumpel reacts during an interview in Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2014, at which he said Universal Studio Japan plans to introduce another new attraction in two years following the opening of the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" on July 15.

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Japan PM Abe appears at women's biz conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L, front row) poses for a photo along with participants at the International Conference for Women in Business in Tokyo on July 13, 2014.

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Toyama Pref. targets women for souvenir biz

TOYOAMA, Japan - A group of women look for souvenirs at Toyama Prefecture's booth targeting female customers near JR Toyama station in Toyama City on June 30, 2014.

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Department store staffers model summer attire

NAGOYA, Japan - Staffers of Takashimaya Co. pose in "Super Cool Biz" clothing, a style even lighter than the "Cool Biz" casual business attire designed to beat the summer heat, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 4, 2014.

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Ministers in casual wear

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting wearing "kariyushi" -- an aloha shirt-like garment worn in summertime in Okinawa -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 3, 2014, to push the government's "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign is intended to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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Ministers in casual wear

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) and other ministers are pictured wearing "kariyushi" -- an aloha shirt-like garment worn in summertime in Okinawa -- ahead of a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 3, 2014, to push the government's "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign is intended to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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'Cool Biz' campaign at Osaka department store

OSAKA, Japan - An array of "Cool Biz" light clothes are seen on sale in a men's clothes section of Takashimaya department store in Osaka's Namba district, western Japan, on June 2, 2014.

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Super Cool Biz starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Ministry officials work in casual clothes at their office in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at the start of the government's annual "Super Cool Biz" campaign on June 2, 2014.

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Super Cool Biz starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Ministry officials work in casual clothes at their office in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at the start of the government's annual "Super Cool Biz" campaign on June 2, 2014.

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Super Cool Biz starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Ministry officials work in casual clothes at their office in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at the start of the government's annual "Super Cool Biz" campaign on June 2, 2014.

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Super Cool Biz starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Government officials go to their offices in casual clothes in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at the start of the government's annual "Super Cool Biz" campaign on June 2, 2014.

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Super Cool Biz starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Government officials go to their offices in casual clothes in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at the start of the government's annual "Super Cool Biz" campaign on June 2, 2014.

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Cool biz

TOKYO, Japan - Employees work in casual attire at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 1, 2014. Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" energy-saving campaign, encouraging workers to dress more casually to help reduce the use of air conditioners.

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Cool biz

TOKYO, Japan - Employees work in casual attire at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 1, 2014. Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" energy-saving campaign, encouraging workers to dress more casually to help reduce the use of air conditioners.

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, with an official (front) having a ginger drink to warm herself, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Epsilon developer achieves 'revolution' in rocket biz

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Yasuhiro Morita, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, poses for photos on Sept. 14, 2013 at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture after watching Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon's liftoff. Morita led the development team of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years incorporating artificial intelligence.

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'Super Cool Biz' fashion show

NAGOYA, Japan - A fashion show on "Super Cool Biz" is held at a department store in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 19, 2013. Super Cool Biz is the campaign by the Japanese government to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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Ministers in casual wear

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L back), Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (R) and other ministers attend a Cabinet meeting wearing "kariyushi" -- an aloha shirt-like clothing item for summertime in Okinawa -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 4, 2013, in a bid to give a push to the government's "Super Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign, launched the previous day for this year, is intended to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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Ministers in casual wear

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting wearing "kariyushi" -- an aloha shirt-like clothing item for summertime in Okinawa -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 4, 2013, in a bid to give a push to the government's "Super Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign, launched the previous day for this year, is intended to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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'Super Cool Biz' campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work in casual wear in their office in Tokyo on June 3, 2013, the first day of this year's "Super Cool Biz" campaign to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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'Super Cool Biz' campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work in casual wear in their office in Tokyo on June 3, 2013, the first day of this year's "Super Cool Biz" campaign to promote energy conservation in the workplace by having air conditioners set at 28 C and encouraging employees to dress more casually.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work without ties in their office in Tokyo on May 1, 2013, when Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign allows government and parliamentary staff to work without their usual ties and jackets to promote energy conservation and combat global warming by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee at the Environment Ministry walks to work in Okinawa's Kariyushi wear in Tokyo on May 1, 2013, when Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign allows government and parliamentary staff to work without their usual ties and jackets to promote energy conservation and combat global warming by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - An Environment Ministry official works on her laptop computer while preparing a muffler and a lap blanket next to her, at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo shows a hot-water bottle and thick socks prepared for the "Warm Biz" campaign. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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Ishikawa's paper-woven textile draws attention

KANAZAWA, Japan - Chiyoko Kamei (L) holds a textile product developed by her small company from Japanese paper, in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 8, 2012. Trademarked "Nekiro," the textile is drawing attention as a clothing material during the country's "Cool Biz" campaign to help save energy in the workplace, due partly to its anti-humidity. To the right is Isao Okada, textile machinery engineer and director of the company.

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Seoul mayor in 'Cool Biz' fashion show

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon appears as a model in a fashion show in Seoul on June 5, 2012, promoting the "Cool Biz" dress campaign aimed at encouraging people to work in casual clothing this summer to reduce electricity use for air-conditioning.

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"Super Cool Biz" campaign starts

TOKYO, Japan - An employee (R) at the Environment Ministry in an aloha shirt is interviewed by reporters in his office in Tokyo on June 1, 2012. The ministry the same day started its "Super Cool Biz" campaign to promote energy saving in the workplace, broadening the type of acceptable clothing for its staff to Hawaiian shirts and sandals.

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"Super Cool Biz" campaign starts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) and other ministers in Okinawa's Kariyushi wear are pictured before a Cabinet meeting at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 1, 2012. The Environment Ministry the same day started its "Super Cool Biz" campaign to promote energy saving in the workplace, broadening the type of acceptable clothing for its staff to Hawaiian shirts and sandals.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A worker (R) shows a customer ''Cool Biz''-related products with a tablet computer at Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 1, 2012. Japan's government ministries and both houses of parliament began the ''Cool Biz'' summertime casual wear campaign aimed at saving power by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work without ties in their office in Tokyo on May 1, 2012, when Japan's government ministries and both houses of parliament began the ''Cool Biz'' summertime casual wear campaign aimed at saving power by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work without ties in their office in Tokyo on May 1, 2012, when Japan's government ministries and both houses of parliament began the ''Cool Biz'' summertime casual wear campaign aimed at saving power by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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'Warm Biz' campaign kicks off in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2011, wearing cardigans, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide ''Warm Biz'' energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and hot food, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. The ministry is encouraging setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Hawaii delegates visit Japan's Environment Ministry to promote Aloha shirts

TOKYO, Japan - Miss Hawaii USA 2009 Aureana Tseu (L) and Japanese Environment Minister Satsuki Eda pose for photos after Eda put on an Aloha shirt presented by Tseu as a gift at the ministry building in Tokyo on July 27, 2011. She and other delegates from the American state visited the ministry to promote the shirt as a tool to implement the ministry's Cool Biz campaign encouraging Japanese public and private sectors to dress casually as part of power saving efforts.

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Hawaii delegates visit Japan's Environment Ministry to promote Aloha shirts

TOKYO, Japan - A dancer from Hawaii (L) performs a hula dance in front of Japanese Environment Minister Satsuki Eda (R) and other ministry officials at the ministry building in Tokyo on July 27, 2011. Delegates from the American state visited the ministry to promote Aloha shirts as a tool to implement the ministry's Cool Biz campaign encouraging Japanese public and private sectors to dress casually as part of power saving efforts.

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Hawaii delegates visit Japan's Environment Ministry to promote Aloha shirts

TOKYO, Japan - Miss Hawaii USA 2009 Aureana Tseu (L) presents an Aloha shirt as a gift to Japanese Environment Minister Satsuki Eda at the ministry building in Tokyo on July 27, 2011. She and other delegates from the American state visited the ministry to promote the shirt as a tool to implement the ministry's Cool Biz campaign encouraging Japanese public and private sectors to dress casually as part of power saving efforts.