Global warming brings hotter summers each year, and with heatstroke becoming a growing danger, Japanese technology is developing new ways to keep us cool. We will look at an adhesive sheet, a better replacement for ice that keeps the body cool for eight hours; a gentle but highly effective cooling technology that acts on specialized blood vessels that control body temperature; and a slurry drink made of extremely small ice particles which became a huge hit among workers and athletes active in hot conditions.

VIDEO BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN

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