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Over 1,000 of Japanese Hospitalized Due to Extremely Hot Weather Over Week

© AP Photo / Shizuo Kambayashi / File People use parasols to keep from scorching heat in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 17, 2012
People use parasols to keep from scorching heat in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - Sputnik International
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A total of 1,086 people have been hospitalized in Japan since May 29 as a result of extremely hot weather in the county, the Japanese fire department controlling the emergency service said Tuesday.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — Among those who had suffered from the high temperatures, exceeding 86°F in almost all the country's regions, 17 people need the extensive treatment for three weeks and over.

Around 50 percent of those affected are older than 65 years.

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