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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2018

Bugs struggle amid Japan's record summer heat

Specialists in Hyogo believe populations of mosquitoes and beetles have suffered this year as the moist environments where their young thrive have dried up in the heat wave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023

Planting trees could cut urban heat wave deaths by a third, study says

Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one third could have been prevented, researchers found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2023

Why summer heat is more likely to ground your flight than cold weather

Passengers are learning the hard way this summer that high temperatures can be as disruptive to on-time departures as visibly inclement weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2023

Financial world failing to account for likely cost of record-breaking heat

The world just had the hottest week on record, which followed the hottest June on record, but many companies and investors have not considered the risk this poses to their physical assets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016

In the summer heat, these clothing gadgets can help you stay cool

Feeling the heat? An exhibition in Tokyo is showcasing clothes, tools and technologies that can bring a cool breeze to the hottest day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2023

'Hotter and hotter': Swaths of Asia sweat in heat wave

Bangladesh saw its highest temperature for almost 60 years in the past week, while in India at least 13 people died from heatstroke along with two in Thailand, according to local media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022

What is causing record floods and heat waves in China?

Authorities have issued extreme weather warnings in multiple regions, while experts warned that these phenomena were more evidence of the impact of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2022

China's latest heat wave exposes growing climate inequality

The richest 1% of the world's population are responsible for more than twice the emissions of the 3.1 billion poorest people, and disadvantaged groups bear the brunt of climate risks.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 25, 2014

Scientists trying to develop heat-beating chickens

American scientists are attempting to develop chickens that can cope with scorching heat as part of a series of government-funded programs looking to adapt to or mitigate the effects of extreme weather patterns on the food supply.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 30, 2010

Japanese dietary tips to prevent summer lethargy

Anyone who has spent a summer in Japan will likely be well- acquainted with natsubate, or "summer fatigue" — a general state of lethargy and tiredness, lack of concentration, sleeplessness and even mild depression.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2023

Europe now fastest-warming continent as heat outpaces global norms, report shows

Climate and weather hazards in 2022 led to 16,365 deaths, mostly relating to heat waves, and caused $2 billion in damage, largely connected with floods and storms, according to the analysis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2023

Brutal heat scorches Asia as climate change impact becomes new normal

Vietnam reported a record of 44.2 degrees Celsius over the weekend, Laos also likely broke records and the Philippines cut classroom hours amid potentially deadly heat and humidity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2019

Spring frosts, hail and heat wave put dent in French wine output

French wine production will fall 12 percent this year after vines were damaged by spring frosts, drought and hail, but quality will remain generally good, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2022

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crops and domestic prices soar

Global buyers had been banking on supplies from the world's second-biggest wheat producer amid the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2015

Ocean heat wave harming world's coral reefs this year: experts

Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob," scientists said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 2, 2010

The upside and downside of the heat wave, fruit-wise

When global warming gives you a heat wave, grow more tropical fruit.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2023

Heat continues to bake Japan, but some relief is on the way

The government issued heatstroke alerts in 23 of the nation’s 47 prefectures Tuesday, affecting tens of millions of people.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2019

Southeast U.S. sees record heat as Central Plains brace for floods

A heat wave with record-breaking potential gripped the southeastern United States on Monday, while the Central Plains will get a respite from the deadly weather that has pounded and flooded the region since last week, forecasters said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2018

China's growing hunger for wheat pushes global reserves to crisis levels, as heat waves and droughts hit harvests

A scorching hot, dry summer has ended five years of plenty in many wheat producing countries and drawn down the reserves of major exporters to their lowest level since 2007-08, when low grain stocks contributed to food riots across Africa and Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2015

European heat waves 'boosted by climate change'

As Germany and Spain sweated and London sweltered through its hottest July day on record in the first week of this month, scientists said it is "virtually certain" that climate change is increasing the likelihood of such heat waves in Europe.
JAPAN
May 16, 2020

Masks might increase risk of heat-related illnesses this summer, Japanese experts warn

Masks and other gear worn to prevent coronavirus infections might restrict breathing and increase heatstroke and heat exhaustion, they say.
An employee at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The greatest heat-related labor losses are born by outdoor industries such as construction, mining and agriculture.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2024

When hot weather arrives, worker productivity is at risk

Exposure to high temperatures can diminish cognitive performance and have other lingering affects on one's health.
Passersby hold umbrellas as they walk under strong sunlight as the Japanese government issued heat stroke alerts in 39 of the country's 47 prefectures in Tokyo on July 22.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 12, 2024

Climate change forged a new reality in 2024: 'This is life now'

As the year draws to a close, the environmental conclusion is both blatant and bleak: 2024 was the hottest year since records began.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Government plans to sell more JGBs for first time in four years, draft shows
The latest sale plan of Japanese government bonds reflects the government's efforts to fill a huge hole left by the BOJ's diminishing presence in the JGB market.
Japan and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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