‘It’s exhausting’: southwest Japan deals with second big quake in 10 years
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week,…
Japan’s answer to deadly heat waves is a human refrigerator
ⓘ Sora News 24 The new “human refrigeration” units shut off automatically after 20 minutes to prevent overcooling.…
Japan’s Punch the monkey and his troop to get air conditioning amid searing heat
Punch, the baby macaque who became popular online after being abandoned by his mother and clinging to a…
Tokyo Government Workers No Longer Have to Wear Pants
Tokyo’s bureaucrats are getting the official OK to bare their knees. In a bid to stay cool…
Hot pants: Tokyo government workers swap suits for shorts
Tokyo’s metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an…
Hot pants: Tokyo government workers swap suits for shorts
Tokyo’s metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an…