Deaths from heatstroke rise in Japan, prompting countermeasures

Japan’s Cabinet is slated to approve a plan that outlines measures to combat the rising number of deaths from heatstroke. - AP

TOKYO (Bloomberg): Climate change is killing the elderly in Japan and the government wants to stop it. An average of 1,145 people have died annually of heatstroke between 2017 and 2021, according to the environment ministry. In 2020, 86% of the deaths were above the age of 65.

Japan’s cabinet is slated to approve a plan that outlines measures to combat the rising number of deaths from heatstroke, according to an environment ministry official.