Japan Records Unprecedented Rise in Heatstroke Cases This Summer
(MENAFN) Heatstroke sent more than 100,000 people to hospitals across Japan this summer, a record-breaking figure that underscores the nation’s escalating climate crisis, Japanese media reported Tuesday, citing data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Between May and September 28, authorities recorded 100,143 hospitalizations due to heat-related illness — the first time the number has ever surpassed six figures since nationwide tracking began. The previous record stood at 97,578 cases, set just last year.
This summer’s toll included 116 fatalities, while an additional 36,448 people suffered severe symptoms requiring urgent medical care.
Older adults were hit the hardest: individuals aged 65 and above made up 57,235 cases, accounting for well over half of the total.
The grim figures follow a declaration last month by Japan’s Meteorological Agency that this summer was the country’s hottest on record.
The agency reported that average temperatures in Japan during June, July, and August were 2.36°C above the 30-year norm up to 2020—marking the highest summer temperatures ever recorded in the country since tracking began in 1898.
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