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Tokyo Heat

More thoughts on how climate change is reshaping Japanese culture

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Matt Alt
Aug 30, 2023
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Me walking to the local train station on any given summer day

My latest essay for The New Yorker, “The Shock of Japan’s Extreme Heat,” profiles the impact of rising temperatures on Japanese cultures popular and traditional. Please check it out! As anyone who has spent any amount of time in Japan or studying things Japanese knows, the seasons and the weat…

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