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Demand For Fan-Infused Jacket High In Post-Quake Japan
Finding it tough to stay cool these days? In Japan, people are donning air conditioned clothing to beat the heat.
Reeling from electricity restrictions in the wake of the shuttering of the Fukushima power plant post-earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese are turning to clothing-maker Kuchofuku, whose clothes have built-in fans to keep the wearer cool, Time magazine reported.
The hottest seller right now is an air-cooled jacket, sporting two fans on the coat's sides to draw air in.
Each coat puffs up penguin-style when the fans are switched on, allowing the air to circulate through the insulated insides. The cost? About $140.
Kuchofuku also offers an air conditioned bed, as well as other fan-infused clothing.
"It came to me that we don't need to cool the entire room, just as long as people in it feel cool," Kuchofuku president Hiroshi Ichigaya told AFP.
No A/C? Try Air Conditioned Clothing - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
Finding it tough to stay cool these days? In Japan, people are donning air conditioned clothing to beat the heat.
Reeling from electricity restrictions in the wake of the shuttering of the Fukushima power plant post-earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese are turning to clothing-maker Kuchofuku, whose clothes have built-in fans to keep the wearer cool, Time magazine reported.
The hottest seller right now is an air-cooled jacket, sporting two fans on the coat's sides to draw air in.
Each coat puffs up penguin-style when the fans are switched on, allowing the air to circulate through the insulated insides. The cost? About $140.
Kuchofuku also offers an air conditioned bed, as well as other fan-infused clothing.
"It came to me that we don't need to cool the entire room, just as long as people in it feel cool," Kuchofuku president Hiroshi Ichigaya told AFP.
No A/C? Try Air Conditioned Clothing - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
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Just a marketing gimmick. IT doesn't sound like it will work.