Asian ambassadors to Japan, Japanese ministers and governors pose for media during COOL ASIA 2006 in Tokyo May 31, 2006. The event in collaboration with Asian countries aims to promote entrenching the Cool Biz business dress style, cool and light business wear, to reduce the use of air-conditioners in summer as one of the efforts to prevent global warming. The senior officials are, (Front row L-R) Ambassador of Cambodia Pou Sothirak, Ambassador of China Wang Yi, Madame Nora Marzuki, Ambassador of Malaysia Marzuki bin Mohammad Noor, Madame Kazuko Siazon and Ambassador of Philippines Domingo L. Saizon Jr and (2nd row L-R) Japanese Environment Minister Yuriko Koike, Madame Hong Jae-Ja (3rd L), Ambassador of Korea Ra Jong-Yil, Madame Boontipa Simaskul and Ambassador of Thailand Suvidhya Simaskul and (3rd row L-R) Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Aso, Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs Kuniko Inoguchi, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science ad Technology Kenji Kosaka, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and for Privatization of Postal Services Heizo Takenaka, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigawa, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga and Science and Technology Minister Iwao Matsuda and (4th row L-R) Governor of Niigata Prefecture Hirohiko Izumida (3rd L) and Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Keiichi Inamine (5th L). Picture taken May 31, 2006.[Reuters]

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