Be Careful of Heat Stroke!

 

 

Heat stroke is an illness caused on hot days.

It is hot every day, and more people are being sent to hospital for heat stroke.

Take proper precautions so that you and your family do not get heat stroke.

 

Helpful Information on Preventing Heat Stroke

About Heat Stroke (TIPS : Tokyo Intercultural Portal Site)

This article explains measures for preventing heat stroke.

You can read it in English or Easy Japanese.

 

 

Preventing Heatstroke (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

This is a leaflet introducing, in easy to understand ways, the symptoms of heat stroke, prevention measures, how to respond to heat stroke, etc.

Japanese, English, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Korean, Italy, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, German, Nepali, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese

 

 

 

 

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Heat Stroke Prevention Portal Website (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)

This website introduces a variety of information and measures against heat stroke from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

You can also learn about Heat Stroke Alerts*, how busy ambulances are, heat evacuation facilities in the city, etc.

 

*Heat Stroke Alerts … Alerts announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency for each prefecture the evening before or early in the morning of a day when the temperature is expected to be extremely high, increasing the risk of heat stroke.