How do you beat the heat?

Three Kyodo News reporters -- Yamaguchi-san, Peter and Nakanishi-san -- talk about how Japan logged its hottest July since records began in 1898, for the second consecutive year. Listen as they discuss how people cool down in the sweltering heat, and how the summers compare with other countries.

Article mentioned in the podcast:

Japan logs hottest July for 2nd year, 2.16 C higher than average

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.

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A man and his dogs cool off in a water fountain at a park in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in the intense summer heat on July 29, 2024. (Kyodo)