{"id":587501,"date":"2023-08-18T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T06:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japanese-turn-to-wearable-tech-to-beat-the-heat\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T06:22:03","slug":"japanese-turn-to-wearable-tech-to-beat-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-turn-to-wearable-tech-to-beat-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9d1d19bcc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9d1d19bcc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-turn-to-wearable-tech-to-beat-the-heat\/#Aging_population_at_risk\" >Aging population at risk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-turn-to-wearable-tech-to-beat-the-heat\/#Men_adopting_parasols\" >Men adopting parasols<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/jacket.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/jacket.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/jacket.jpg\" alt=\"jacket\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Selling jackets with built-in fans, neck coolers and T-shirts that feel cold, Japanese firms are t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing into a growing market for products to help people handle the summer heat.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2014like other countries\u2014is seeing ever-hotter summers. This July was the warmest in 100 years, with at least 53 people dying of heatstroke and almost 50,000 needing emergency medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Workman, which makes clothes for construction workers, launched a version of their fan-fitted jackets adapted for the high street in 2020 as demand grew.<\/p>\n<p>The mechanism is simple\u2014two electric, palm-sized fans powered by a rechargeable battery are fitted into the back of the jacket.<\/p>\n<p>They draw in air to then deliver a breeze\u2014at variable speeds\u2014onto the wearer&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p>The jackets retail for 12,000 to 24,000 yen ($82-164).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the weather gets hotter, people who have never worn fan-equipped clothing before want to find ways to cool down&#8230; so more people are interested in buying it,&#8221; Workman spokesman Yuya Suzuki told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just like you feel cool when you are at home with a fan, you feel cool just by wearing (the jacket) because the wind is blowing through your body all the time,&#8221; he said.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aging_population_at_risk\"><\/span>Aging population at risk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Japanese summers are known to be hot and humid, but this July Tokyo really sweated.<\/p>\n<p>The average temperature was 28.7 Celsius (83.7 Fahrenheit), the highest on record since 1875.<\/p>\n<p>Heatstroke is particularly deadly in Japan, which has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 percent of heat-related deaths in the past five years have been among senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people die from heatstroke,&#8221; said Nozomi Takai of MI Creations, a company selling neck-cooling tubes mainly to factory and warehouse workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Individuals as well as companies are putting more and more effort into measures against it every year,&#8221; Takai said.<\/p>\n<p>The gel inside his firm&#8217;s brightly colored tubes\u2014priced at 2,500 yen\u2014is cool enough to use after 20 minutes in the fridge.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing it on the neck will &#8220;considerably cool the whole body&#8221; for about an hour, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Takai&#8217;s company joined an expo this year on &#8220;measures against extreme heat&#8221; in Tokyo to showcase new products that help users stay cool in the scorching heat.<\/p>\n<p>At another booth, Tokyo-based company Liberta had a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of clothing including T-shirts and arm sleeves using prints that make users feel cool\u2014especially when they sweat.<\/p>\n<p>The prints use materials such as xylitol that feel cool when reacting with water and sweat, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Chikuma, an Osaka-based company, has even created office jackets and dresses equipped with electric fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We developed them with the idea that it could be proposed in places where casual wear is not allowed,&#8221; Yosuke Yamanaka of Chikuma said.<\/p>\n<p>Regular fan-fitted clothes can make the wearer look puffy, as they need to be zipped up, and cuffs are tight.<\/p>\n<p>But jackets developed jointly by Chikuma, power tool maker Makita and textile giant Teijin do not need to be buttoned up, thanks to a special structure that sandwiches the fans in two layers and keeps the cool air in, Yamanaka said.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Men_adopting_parasols\"><\/span>Men adopting parasols<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Parasols, which are commonly associated in Japan with skin-tone-conscious women protecting against a summer tan, are now proving more popular with men too.<\/p>\n<p>Komiyama Shoten, a small, luxury umbrella maker in Tokyo, began making parasols for men around 2019 after the environment ministry encouraged people to use them.<\/p>\n<p>Before, many male customers thought parasols &#8220;were for women and they were embarrassed&#8221;, the owner Hiroyuki Komiya said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once you use it, you can&#8217;t let go,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>On the busy streets of popular tourist destination Asakusa, Kiyoshi Miya, 42, said he decided to &#8220;use his umbrella as a parasol&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like I&#8217;m always in the shade and the wind feels cool,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another visitor, Shoma Kawashima, wore a wearable fan around his neck to stay cool under the blazing sun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so hot I want to be naked,&#8221; the 21-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>Gadgets are helpful, but &#8220;not a solution&#8221; to rising temperatures, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2023 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat (2023, August 18)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 18 August 2023<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-08-japanese-wearable-tech.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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