AC vests and UV parasols: East Asia deploys heat-fighting gadgets

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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-08-15 12:37 UTC+10:00
Section: ASIA PACIFIC
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Technology & AI, Weather, World News, Asia Pacific, Technology
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Stroll through Tokyo on a summer day and you’ll see hand-held fans everywhere. But the light-blue one that Eimi Nakayama was holding on a recent afternoon was a more high-tech variety. Outfitted with a small metal plate that runs on the same science behind semiconductors, it uses electrical currents to generate a chill.
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