
Cool “Air-Conditioned” jacket from Kuchofuku
By MIWA SUZUKI
‘Air-con clothes’ help to beat the heat.
AS jackets go, it looks far from fashionable, but its Japanese maker cannot meet sky-rocketing demand for “air conditioned” coats with built-in fans.
Kuchofuku Co Ltd, whose name literally means “air-conditioned clothing”, has seen orders soar amid power shortages in Japan after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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