Heatstroke warnings were in place across 38 out of Japan’s 47 prefectures, including areas like Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka. Read more at straitstimes.com.
or shaved ice, stalls are doing brisk business, while cooling mist sprays are on full blast in public areas as Japan battles its hottest July on record.
Saturday was the 11th day that Tokyo has braved temperatures above 35 deg C so far in July, rewriting the previous record of seven days in July 2001. In a viral tweet showing that daily highs will stay at 35 deg C or more in Tokyo for at least a week longer, meteorologist Makoto Kawazu said: “I have never been left speechless by a weather forecast before.”The heat has been dangerous. Fire and Disaster Management Agency data showed that 9,190 people were taken to hospital nationwide for heatstroke symptoms between July 17 and 23 – more than double the 4,078 people over the same period last year.
Symptoms of heatstroke include lethargy, headaches, dizziness and cramping, with seizures and a loss of consciousness occurring in extreme cases.Heatstroke can also occur while swimming. On July 7, six fourth-grade students in Chiba – east of Tokyo – were taken to hospital for suspected heatstroke. The situation is so concerning that PayPay, one of Japan’s leading e-payment services, has launched a heatstroke insurance scheme that starts from 100 yen a day, and covers up to 10,000 yen for drip treatments and 30,000 yen for hospital stays.Tokyoites are cooling off at popular places such as the beaches of Kamakura or Zushi, south of the capital, and the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano, north-west of it.
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