This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted in July 2018 in Japan asking individuals about their preferred working attire, sorted by business size. During the surveyed period, over 49 percent of respondents working in a business with less than five employees favored a free dress code, while 2.5 percent preferred to wear formal wear like suits at their workplace.
Preferred business attire among employees in Japan as of July 2018, by business size
*"Cool biz" refers to a campaign launched in 2005 by the Japanese Ministry of Environment as an effort to reduce electricity consumption during summer time in Japan. Part of the campaign was to introduce a liberal summer dress code in order to allow a reduction of air conditioner usage in offices across Japan.
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NRC. (October 24, 2018). Preferred business attire among employees in Japan as of July 2018, by business size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010226/japan-preferred-business-attire-among-employees-by-business-size/
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NRC. (2018). Preferred business attire among employees in Japan as of July 2018, by business size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010226/japan-preferred-business-attire-among-employees-by-business-size/
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