Japan prefecture with record temperature given parasols for men

A host of parasols were given out to men Wednesday in a Japanese prefecture where the nation's highest-ever temperature was recorded last month, as a gift from a Tokyo umbrella maker at a time when many areas have been grappling with dangerous heatwaves.Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, whose city of Kumagaya logged a record 41.1 C on July 23, has been promoting the use of parasols, traditionally only used by women, among men as well to beat heatstroke and heat exhaustion."It makes a real difference," said Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda when he held up in the sun one of the 70 foldable parasols giv…READ FULL ARTICLE