TOKYO RESIDENTS URGED TO WEAR TURTLENECKS TO CONSERVE ENERGY

TOKYO: Trying to stay warm while cutting energy bills this winter? Wear a turtleneck, says Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike.

The governor, wearing one herself under a jacket, encouraged residents to don turtleneck jumpers both to stay warm and as a way of reducing energy consumption.

“Warming the neck has a thermal effect. I’m wearing a turtleneck myself and wearing a scarf also keeps you warm. This will save electricity,” Koike told reporters on Friday.

“This is one of the tools to get through the harsh winter energy climate together,” she said, adding that French President Emmanuel Macron was “taking a lead in wearing turtlenecks”.

Like many countries, Japan --which is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050 - has faced a squeeze on its energy supply since Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine.