Not for Santa

26 May 2010 - The local Government of the Japanese town of Isesaki has banned its male employees from growing beards. "We have decided  to ban our workers from growing a beard as we have received complaints saying they are unpleasant.", said a Government official. This civil facial hair ban is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan. It seems that a lot of women have recently applied for government jobs in Isesaki. And Santa is also reported to skip the place.