As summers get hotter and longer, fans need to be wary of the health risks when watching their favorite sporting events. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/07/more-sports/summer-sports-heat-risks-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #heatstroke #climatechange #heat
Japan marked its hottest day on record on Tuesday as temperatures rose as high as 41.8 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record of 41.2 C set just last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/society/japan-records-hottest-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatwaves #heatstroke #climatechange #gunma #saitama #tokyo #hyogo
People in Japan are advised to take measures to prevent heatstroke as a heat wave gripping the country peaks over the next several days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/extreme-heat-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan recorded the highest ever temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, beating the previous high of 41.1 C marked in 2018 and 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/hyogo-highest-temperature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hyogo #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan saw 10,804 heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital by ambulance in the week through Sunday, a new weekly record this year, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/society/record-heatstroke-sufferers-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatstroke #heatwaves #tokyo #saitama #hokkaido
The number of people in Japan sent to hospital by ambulance in June due to heatstroke more than doubled from a year before to 17,229, the highest for the month in records dating back to 2010, data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/society/japan-heatstroke-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatstroke #hospitals#airconditioners
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is allowing officers to wear neck coolers to help with the summer heat while also testing ventilated vests and cooling sprays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/police-embrace-cooling-gear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #heatwaves #heatstroke
Japanese professional baseball teams are working on ways to protect their players and fans from the country's sweltering summer heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-baseball-summer-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #heat #heatstroke #npb
A total of 10,048 people were taken to hospital with heatstroke in Japan in the week through July 6, more than twice the number a week earlier, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/society/heatstroke-hospital/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hospitals #heatstroke#airconditioners
What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of a Japanese summer? A new poll reveals whether those in their 20s and those older than 40 think of the same thing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/05/language/japanese-summer-words-fireworks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #heat #summer #heatstroke #jlptn3