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  "id": 861370,
  "title": "Japan companies step up efforts to prevent heatstroke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/japan-companies-step-up-efforts-to-prevent-heatstroke",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/14/companies/heatstroke-prevention-efforts-firms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Among some of the measures are summer shifts that avoid the hottest time of the day, air-conditioned rest areas for employees and stickers that indicate one's body temperature.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Why Japan wants workers to step inside a ‘human refrigerator’ to beat the heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/why-japan-wants-workers-to-step-inside-a-human-refrigerator-to-beat",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:39:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Cruel summer: Searching for an escape from Japan’s extreme heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/cruel-summer-searching-for-an-escape-from-japans-extreme-heat",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}