Japan set a new record for ambulance transports due to heat-related illness this summer, the government said Wednesday, surpassing last year's figure amid unprecedented heat waves and an unusually early end to the rainy season.The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in preliminary data that 99,573 people across Japan were taken to hospitals for heat-related illness between May 1 and Sunday. The figure exceeded the 97,578 cases recorded from May through September last year.In 2025, there were 116 deaths, while 2,201 people suffered severe symptoms that led to hospitalizations of over th…READ FULL ARTICLE
