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Tokyo to waive water fees this summer to combat extreme heat
Basic water utility fees will be waived for residents of the Japanese capital Tokyo this summer in an effort to limit the impact of extreme heat. Some ¥36bn ($250m; £186m) has been set aside for the subsidies, which will come into effect for a four-month period. Heatstroke claimed a record 263 lives in Tokyo last [...]
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Alo Japan All About Japan · Tokyo to waive water fees this summer to combat extreme heatBasic water utility fees will be waived for residents of the Japanese capital Tokyo this summer in an effort to limit the impact of extreme heat.Some ¥36bn ($250m; £186m) has been set aside for the subsidies, which will come into effect for a four-month period.Heatstroke claimed a record 263 lives in Tokyo last summer, said the Bureau of Public Health. Many victims did not have air conditioning or chose not to use it because of high costs.'We are worried that people might refrain from using their air conditioners because they are concerned about living expenses considered what we could