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HEATSTROKE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 30, 2023
Japan adopts 5-year plan aiming to halve heatstroke deaths by 2030
The action plan includes asking elderly people to use air conditioners appropriately and take enough water and salt between April and September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022
Two years sought for ex-nursery head over boy's death in bus
The former head of the facility in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, is accused of professional negligence resulting in death for failing to confirm that all the pupils had gotten off the bus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2022
Ex-Fukuoka nursery head and teacher plead guilty over pupil's death on bus
On the first day of their trial, Yoko Urakami and Noriko Toba admitted to failing to make sure that all the pupils got off the bus, resulting in the death by heatstroke of a 5-year-old boy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022
Japan urges nursery schools to check bus operations after girl's death in hot vehicle
A government panel is also expected to discuss equipping school buses with safety equipment, such as sensors to prevent a child from being left behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Girl, 3, dies after being left in kindergarten school bus for hours
China Kawamoto is suspected of dying of heatstroke, according to the Shizuoka city fire department.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2022
How to treat and prevent heatstroke
With broiling temperatures across the country, new government guidelines set out what to do based on the severity of symptoms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2022
Japan swelters as temperatures exceed 30 C at over 300 locations nationwide
The government issued an alert covering wide areas across the country, asking people to drink water and avoid going outdoors in order to prevent heat exhaustion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2022
Record 15,000 people needed hospital care in June due to historic heat wave
The figure for the month was more than double the previous high of 6,980 recorded in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2022
Japan heat wave sets new record as six locations post highs above 40 degrees Celsius
The mercury rose to as high as 40.4 degrees Celsius in the city of Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday, marking the highest level in the country this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022
Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Persian Gulf heat
Although summer has only just begun, temperatures have already topped 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
Power shortage averted amid record June heat for Tokyo
Temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius were recorded on the sixth day of a heat wave that began after the earliest end to the capital's rainy season in decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan's weekly number of heatstroke victims hits record for June
The figure reached 4,551 in the week through Sunday, up 3.4 times from the previous week, the agency said Tuesday. Four of the victims died.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2021
Japan's summer heat an Olympic challenge for competing athletes
'The organizers could have predicted that the temperature would be this high,' said a fan of the Games in Japan.
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
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Scorching Japan heat wave poses challenge to virus-hit medical system
Medical workers worry the similarity between COVID-19 and heat-related maladies may put extra pressure on a system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019
Extreme heat in Japan leaves 23 dead, 12,751 hospitalized in one week
Deaths were recorded in 20 prefectures outside the capital, while Tokyo had the highest number of people sent to hospitals at 1,465, followed by Saitama and Osaka prefectures.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2019
Rowers at Olympic test event treated for heatstroke symptoms
A number of athletes at the world rowing junior championships, a test event for next year's Tokyo Olympics, received treatment Sunday after displaying symptoms of heatstroke.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 10, 2019
Heated debate boils over on social media as mercury soars in Japan
Talking to others about the weather has always been a quick and easy conversation topic. The same goes for social media users and online news outlets in Japan, which love to discuss meteorological issues. The arrival of intense summer heat in recent weeks has invigorated netizens, who have gone online...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019
Heatstroke suspected in death of worker at Tokyo Olympics construction site
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site was found unconscious Thursday and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, the Tokyo Organizing Committee said, with police saying heatstroke may have been the cause.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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