Hot! Also in North Korea, Cool Biz already takes root

As scorching weather has caused deaths and natural disasters in Japan and South Korea, North Korea has also suffered from high temperatures on consecutive days.In an attempt to beat the heat, many people in Pyongyang have taken steps such as wearing light-colored short-sleeved dress shirts untucked, shading themselves with brightly colored parasols, cooling off with handy electric fans, and eating ice cream.While women in Pyongyang are fashion-conscious, men in the country have traditionally practiced a "Cool Biz" campaign, which started more than 10 years ago in Japan to encourage workers …READ FULL ARTICLE