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A Japanese company has all of its 2,700 employees to get identical hairstyles. This request is its efforts to help the country save energy. The Tokyo- construction firm Maeda Corporation has requested that men have a back-and-sides and women have a "cute" bob with a longer fringe that can be swept to one . Company spokeswoman Chizuru Inoue : "Our company is very keen on protecting the environment and we encourage our staff to many environment-friendly actions." She added: "We are not of the data yet, but we believe if people have short hair, they do not need to use their hair driers for so long and they will use water.” Some staff are confused about which they must have and have been asking which salons give the best cut.

The energy-saving initiative is of a national campaign to reduce energy consumption following the Fukushima nuclear in March. Japan has been struggling to produce electricity since the tsunami ended production at the Fukushima plants. The disaster resulted in a of the country's energy policy that now less than a quarter of its remaining nuclear plants are in . The government has talked about a away from nuclear energy towards more sustainable technologies. Many government institutions have measures to save power, including a reduced use of air-conditioning in offices and schools. Many employees cannot down the air-con below 27 degrees in the summer months.