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TOKYO, JAPAN - JAPANESE wives are being told to put up with the whiff of their husbands' dirty socks and underwear to save the planet from global warming.
One in four Japanese housewives 'always or occasionally' separate their husbands' clothes from those of other family members when they do the laundry, according to a new survey.
Nearly all of those who did so said their husbands' clothes were too dirty or smelled bad - with socks, underwear and pillow covers said to be particularly foul.
'The figures were bigger than we had initially expected', said Yuki Shimoya, a spokeswoman for detergent maker Lion Corp, which conducted the survey.
'It's partially because many Japanese care about cleanliness.' But she advised against separate laundry loads.
'It would take extra effort and cost', Ms Shimoya said.
She added that it is also no good for the environment.
The company quizzed 1,032 married women aged between 28 and 69 across the nation in the Internet survey.
Japan is stepping up action to save energy and fight global warming as it prepares to host the July 7-9 summit of the Group of Eight rich nations. -- AFP
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