Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

Sincity Press Staff 4 hours ago 1 min read 3
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As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

Japan is facing worsening summertime heat. In the past 2 months much than 53,000 radical person been treated for heatstroke, with 79 reported deaths.

Now, the Do Hiemon - which astir translates to "The Cooling Box" - is being rolled retired successful nationalist spaces and sold to businesses. A portion costs 1.5m¥ each ($9,407; £6,973). The company's CEO Testsuya Nakayama told the BBC the plan was inspired by freezer vending machines.

The BBC's Tokyo analogous Kurumi Mori got the accidental to effort it out.