A man dabs his forehead with a sweat towel in a park last month amid Tokyo’s hottest June streak since 1875. Photo: Reuters
Japan insurers start selling same-day heatstroke cover as temperatures soar
- More than 14,000 people were taken to hospital for emergency treatment in Japan’s latest record-setting heatwave
- Insurance plans that were initially only available to children have now been expanded to include adults too, for as little as 73 US cents per day
A man dabs his forehead with a sweat towel in a park last month amid Tokyo’s hottest June streak since 1875. Photo: Reuters