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Deadly daytime heat turns Japanese farmers nocturnal

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 138 words · By Video by Amélia LEGATO
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Claim 1: “North of Tokyo, Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in his illuminated greenhouse long after sunset.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in reports from Sözalt and France 24, confirming Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in an illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo after sunset.
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Claim 2: “The farmer was pushed to make a dramatic change after a worker suffered heatstroke picking sunflowers in the greenhouse three summers prior.”
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Three independent sources confirm that Motoaki Iijima changed his work schedule after a part-time/temporary worker suffered heatstroke while picking sunflowers three years ago.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three summers ago, after a part-time worker suffered heatstroke picking sunflowers in his greenhouse, he made a dramatic change. Outside temperatures above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, increasingly common i…
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web search NEUTRAL — After a part-time worker suffered heatstroke while picking sunflowers, flower farmer Motoaki Iijima changed how work gets done at Nikko Engei, north of Tokyo. According to Reuters, he harvests overnig…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/japan-farmers-star…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three years ago, a temporary worker suffered heatstroke while picking sunflowers. Since then, the farmer has been working at night.
https://www.dw.com/en/avoiding-the-heat-japans-farmers-are-w…
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Claim 3: “Japan's farmers are opting for more nocturnal schedules as daytime summer heat makes working conditions dangerous.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Sözalt, France 24, and another report on extreme heat reshaping summer work) confirm that Japanese farmers are shifting to nocturnal schedules due to dangerous daytime heat.
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's farmers are opting for more nocturnal schedules as daytime summer heat makes working conditions dangerous. North of Tokyo, Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in his illuminated greenhouse long af…
https://www.soz6.com/news/deadly-daytime-heat-turns-japanese…
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web search NEUTRAL — From rice farmers in Vietnam to winery workers in Spain, farmers across the globe are shifting work to cooler nighttime and early-morning hours as they try to beat more frequent and intense heatwaves.…
https://www.firstpost.com/world/japans-farmers-turn-nocturna…
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's farmers are opting for more nocturnal schedules as daytime summer heat makes working conditions dangerous. North of Tokyo, Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in his illuminated greenhouse long af…
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-deadly-daytime-he…
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Claim 4: “poultry farmer Tetsuya Usuba has also adopted a nocturnal schedule, waking his flock at 2:30 am to eat.”
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France 24 explicitly confirms that poultry farmer Tetsuya Usuba adopted a nocturnal schedule and wakes his flock at 2:30 am to eat. Other sources confirm his identity and the heat-related crisis at his farm.
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web search NEUTRAL — A few towns away, poultry farmer Tetsuya Usuba faces a different crisis. Six summers ago, he lost over 500 laying hens to heatstroke during a three-day spell of intense heat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNK2zeDzE-U
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web search NEUTRAL — A few towns away, poultry farmer Tetsuya Usuba has also adopted a nocturnal schedule, waking his flock at 2:30 am to eat.
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-deadly-daytime-he…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tetsuya Usuba, 48, owner of the Usuba poultry farm, carries trays of eggs through a free-range coop housing Boris Brown chickens in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, August 10, 2026.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/japans-farmers-n…
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