US EditionJapan issues multiple heat alerts amid soaring temperatures
JAPAN, JUN 17 – More than 150 locations in Japan saw temperatures exceed 35°C by mid-June, with health services treating over 220 heatstroke cases in Tokyo alone this week.
- Senior citizens accounted for more than 80% of heat-related deaths in Japan over the past five years.
- Some Tokyo residents wore heat-repellent clothing to beat the high temperatures, such as 73-year-old Junko Kobayashi who showed her cooling scarf.
- The hot weather was headline news in Japan, which experienced its joint warmest summer ever in 2022 as climate change fuelled extreme heatwaves globally.
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The Independent (US)Japan on alert after four people die amid early summer heatwave
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AlKhaleej TodayBlistering summer heat claims four lives in Japan, officials urge immediate precautions
TOKYO, June 20 — Japan is sweltering under an unusually intense heatwave that has left at least four people dead from suspected heatstroke and triggered widespread government warnings, as experts say the scorching weather is unlike anything recorded this early in the year. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued repeated heat alerts since Tuesday, urging residents to stay indoors, hydrate, and check on elderly neighbours. The heat has b…
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