Japan recorded its first "kokushobi" (cruelly hot day) with temperatures exceeding 40C in Gifu and Aichi prefectures, leading to new heat warnings. The rising heat has caused over 2,000 heatstroke deaths in 2024, impacted agriculture and sports, and prompted new "Cool Biz" clothing recommendations for office workers.
The Kiso River cormorant fishing, known for its daytime shows with views of Inuyama Castle, has started. This season, due to a reduced number of cormorant handlers, only one cormorant boat will operate, with new handlers to be selected soon. The event runs until October 15th.
Japanese authorities have rescued one of two Hong Kong hikers stranded on treacherous slopes in the country’s Northern Alps. Gifu Prefecture police dispatched a four-member rescue team, comprising police officers and civilian experts, from the mountain base at dawn on Tuesday in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano Prefecture eventually rescued one of the men, who was later transported to a hospital. The other...
Japanese police have dispatched a rescue team to the country’s Northern Alps to search for two missing climbers, including a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, after they were stranded on treacherous slopes. Gifu Prefecture police on Tuesday confirmed that a team of four rescuers, comprising police officers and civilian experts, set out from the mountain base at dawn in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano...
Japanese police have dispatched a rescue team to the country’s Northern Alps to search for two missing climbers, including a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, after they were stranded on treacherous slopes. Gifu Prefecture police on Tuesday confirmed that a team of four rescuers, comprising police officers and civilian experts, set out from the mountain base at dawn in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano...
