With a new temperature record set in Japan, more people than ever seem to be saying no thank you to going outdoors altogether.
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Town north of Kobe and west of Kyoto experiences heat one resident describes as feeling “homicidal.”
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Japanese TV issues heatstroke alert, says to avoid exercise, keeps showing high school baseball game
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Public health agency pleads with one group to take simple but critical precaution against heatstroke.
Organizing Committee considers relaxing rules for the Games during Japan’s always hot and humid summer.
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