Japan lost a potential 2.2 billion labor hours due to extreme heat last year, rising 50% compared with the annual average in the 1990s and suffering a potential economic loss of $37.5 billion, according to the latest Lancet Countdown report, which was released this week.
Globally, heat-related deaths of elderly people increased at record levels that year, with Japan being among the most severely hit countries, according to the report, which tracks th
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