The Tokyo-based association’s Heatstroke Zero campaign aims to target non-Japanese people in Japan and foreign travellers to Japan.
Japan Weather Association’s annual public campaign aimed at reducing heatstroke will focus on foreign tourists this year as the country continues to ride on a tourism boom.
The Tokyo-based association’s Heatstroke Zero campaign aims to target non-Japanese people in Japan and foreign travellers to Japan.
“Heatstroke can be prevented with correct information and the right actions,” said Nobumichi Furuichi, a division director at the Tokyo-based Japan Weather Association.
Leaflets have been prepared in English explaining first aid procedures for those suffering from heatstroke and how to call for emergency services. The leaflets will be distributed at various information centres as part of the campaign, The Japan Times reported.
Signboards have also been set up at venues hosting major events to remind foreign visitors to stay out of the sun and hydrate well, the association said.
In 2016, a total of 621 people had died of heatstroke in Japan, according to the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry.
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a governmental working group was also established in 2015 to caution inbound tourists of the dangers of heatstroke.