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