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HEAT WAVE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 30, 2010
Japanese dietary tips to prevent summer lethargy
Anyone who has spent a summer in Japan will likely be well- acquainted with natsubate, or "summer fatigue" — a general state of lethargy and tiredness, lack of concentration, sleeplessness and even mild depression.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 28, 2010
A linguistic guide to the dog days of summer
With the exception of Hokkaido, Japan heralds the arrival of summer when the 気象庁 (Kishocho, or Japan Meteorological Agency) declares 梅雨明け (tsuyu ake, end of the rainy season).
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2010
Heat wave strikes nationwide
Temperatures topped 35 degrees Monday in various locations nationwide, the Meteorological Agency said, warning vacationers of possible heat stroke as they rushed home on the last day of a three-day weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2009
Early heat wave spurs warnings
Temperatures shot up to summer levels Saturday as warm air moving in from the south set record highs in more than 105 places throughout Japan, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue an avalanche warning.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2008
Heat wave proves fatal as at least four drown
A heat wave hit Tokyo and other parts of Japan on Saturday, kicking off a dangerous summer as at least four people drowned nationwide while seeking ways to beat the heat.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2007
Lingering heat wave claims more victims
At least three people died apparently of heatstroke Friday in Japan as a heat wave continued to hit the archipelago with the temperature rising past 40 at some locations.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2007
Heat wave sends mercury over 37
A heat wave continued to bake the nation Monday as a high-pressure ridge lingered over the Pacific Ocean, sending the mercury rising to 37.5 in the village of Kawai, Iwate Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2007
Heat wave hits parts of Japan
A heat wave hit Tokyo and numerous other parts of Japan on Sunday, with the mercury rising above 35 C and hitting a high of 37.9 C in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 17, 2007
How to survive summer fatigue
Imagine being in a sauna for a few hours. Then imagine getting out of it and walking straight into a giant freezer for another few hours. Do this several times a day and continue the routine for a couple of months. Some people say that's what spending summer in Japan is like.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004
Heat wave hits record 38 days
The temperature topped 30 in Tokyo on Thursday for a record 38th day in a row.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004
'Mock El Nino' culprit behind heat wave, floods: professor
The heat wave and floods in various parts of Japan are being caused by an El Nino-like phenomenon in the Central Pacific Ocean, a Japanese researcher said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2004
Heat wave continues to stifle Japan
Oppressive heat continued to blanket the Japanese archipelago Friday as the mercury rose above 35 in some parts of the country during what is normally the height of rainy season, the Meteorological Agency said.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2001
July heat wave failed to lift supermarkets from slump
Supermarket sales in July fell for the 32nd consecutive month, 4.7 percent from a year earlier to 1.424 trillion yen, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2001
Mercury pushes 40 C in Japan heat wave
A heat wave continued to bake areas in Japan west of the region centering around Tokyo on Saturday, but Hokkaido was unseasonably cool, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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