
Tokyo to waive water fees this summer to combat extreme heat
TOKYO — Basic water utility fees will be waived for residents of Tokyo this summer in an effort to limit the impact of extreme heat, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced.More than ¥36bn ($250m; £186m) has been set aside for the subsidies, which will come into effect for a four-month period.'We would like to create an environment in which all Tokyoites can live in peace even in the extremely hot weather we are expected to experience this summer,' Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said.Heatstroke claimed a record 263 lives in Tokyo last summer, according to the Bureau of Public Health. Many