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HEAT

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2021
Deaths surge in U.S. and Canada from worst heat wave on record
The worst of the heat had passed by Wednesday, but the state of Oregon reported 63 deaths linked to the heat wave.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 27, 2021
Keep cool and carry on: How to survive a Japanese summer
Heatstroke and dehydration are no joke — The Japan Times spoke to experts about how to best keep cool and stay safe in the summer months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2021
Japan braces for surge in electricity use during scorching summer and Olympics
With many people expected to tune into the games from their air-conditioned homes, utilities are forecasting tighter reserve power ratios than usual.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021
Global power grids pushed to breaking point by summer heat and rising demand
Mix extreme heat and longer droughts, surging power demand, rising fossil fuel prices and a bumpy transition into renewables, and the result is a severe global power crunch.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2021
More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says
The sweeping new research was conducted by 70 researchers using data from major projects in the fields of epidemiology and climate modeling in 43 countries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 10, 2021
Meyers Leonard to stay away from Heat amid investigation into slur
Center Meyers Leonard will stay away from the Miami Heat indefinitely as the team and the NBA investigate his use of an anti-Semitic slur during a video-game livestream on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jan 16, 2021
The true cost of the climate crisis on Japan
The prime minister has called for Japan to be carbon neutral by 2050, but bolder measures look necessary to reduce the economic damage caused by global warming.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 31, 2020
Tokyo Olympics face threat that no vaccine can tame: the weather
Even though the weather conditions during the original games schedule were not as bad as they could have been, experts caution that it's a dangerous time of year for outdoor sports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2020
2020 likely world's second hottest year, U.N. says
Five data sets currently place 2020, a year characterized by heat waves, droughts, wildfires and raging hurricanes, as the second warmest since records began in 1850.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2020
Heat Bears officials stunned after Junichi Tazawa goes undrafted
The former Red Sox reliever was eligible for this year's draft after NPB abolished his namesake rule.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020
Africa is warming fast, and the most vulnerable are being hit hardest
Climate change and climate variability, together with conflicts, instability and economic crises, are listed as key drivers of a recent increase in hunger in Africa.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2020
As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heat wave cover
Longer and hotter heat waves driven by climate change are becoming an increasingly dangerous — and costly — menace.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 8, 2020
Japanese beat the summer heat with fan-fitted clothes
As Japan swelters through record temperatures, fan-fitted clothing moves beyond workwear and into new markets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2020
Why California's wildfire year could be the worst in decades
California may experience its worst year for wildfires in decades, climate experts say, pointing out that it has already battled two of the three largest blazes in its recorded history during an intense heatwave this month — even before the peak season begins.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2020
Death Valley just recorded the hottest temperature on Earth
In the popular imagination, Death Valley in Southern California is the hottest place on Earth. At 3:41 p.m. local time Sunday, it lived up to that reputation when the temperature at the aptly named Furnace Creek reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NOAA Weather Prediction center.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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