From The Japan Times:

The visitors, following Koizumi’s example, did not wear ties to their meeting with the prime minister to show their support for the “Cool Biz” campaign aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions through the reduction of air conditioning.

“We’re not wearing neckties in solidarity with Japanese people,”[Hajim al-Hasani, Iraq’s speaker of the National Assembly] told reporters.

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