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Man dies of heatstroke in east Japan while working at store without running A/C (mainichi.jp)

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UTSUNOMIYA -- The Tochigi Labor Bureau announced on July 24 the work-related death of a man due to heatstroke, the first of its kind in the eastern Japan prefecture in eight years.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Electric rates have kept going up and up, so that could be a factor in not turning it on (or not being allowed to).

The article also doesn't say that it was actually in working condition; it may have been broken.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, depending on the region, electricity prices have shot up between 24-48%.