Japan launches new alert system as heat stroke deaths rise
Japan's Environment Ministry launches a special heat stroke alert system as part of efforts to address the increasing number of deaths due to the summer heat in recent years.
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Japan's Environment Ministry launches a special heat stroke alert system as part of efforts to address the increasing number of deaths due to the summer heat in recent years.
Japan's average temperature in 2023 was the highest on record since comparable data became available in 1898, as global warming and high atmospheric pressure systems raised the mercury for most of the year, the weather agency says.
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