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That's deserving of a double facepalm! And perhaps a Darwin Award.
According to Japan's (male) Minister of Labour Takumi Nemoto wearing high heels is necessary and reasonable in workplaces. He expressed his opposition to the #KuToo movement and its call for a law barring employers from forcing women to wear high heels:
Thousands of supporters have rallied behind the hashtag #KuToo — a pun based on the Japanese words for shoe (kutsu) and pain (kutsuu).
Photo credit: Kyodo News
According to Japan's (male) Minister of Labour Takumi Nemoto wearing high heels is necessary and reasonable in workplaces. He expressed his opposition to the #KuToo movement and its call for a law barring employers from forcing women to wear high heels:
"It is socially accepted as something that falls within the realm of being occupationally necessary and appropriate," Nemoto told a legislative committee on Wednesday.
Thousands of supporters have rallied behind the hashtag #KuToo — a pun based on the Japanese words for shoe (kutsu) and pain (kutsuu).
Photo credit: Kyodo News
High heels at work are necessary, says Japan's labour minister
Ministry responds to #KuToo petition calling for end to women having to wear heels at work
www.theguardian.com
Labor minister opposes banning female dress codes with high heels
The labor minister indicated Wednesday he will not support a drive to ban dress codes that force women to wear high heels at work. "It's generally accepted by society that (wearing high heels) is necessary and reasonable in workplaces," Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takumi Nemoto said...
japantoday.com