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Japan’s Intensifying Summers Are Changing Obon and Other Seasonal Traditions

Rising summer temperatures in Japan are causing some seasonal traditions to fade or change. One Buddhist temple has adjusted how it observes Obon to help prevent heat-related deaths.

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ICYMI: Japan's summers are getting hot enough that some traditions are fading fast. One Buddhist temple even changed how it runs so that people wouldn't ironically die on Obon. More below on how Japan's changing the ways it spends its hot summers.
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Japan’s Intensifying Summers Are Changing Obon and Other Seasonal Traditions

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EN-ORIGINAL (1)

ICYMI: Japan's summers are getting hot enough that some traditions are fading fast. One Buddhist temple even changed how it runs so that people wouldn't ironically die on Obon. More below on how Japan's changing the ways it spends its hot summers.