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Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

Headline as filed by Channel News Asia. PageNews does not write or rewrite headlines.

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2 publishers have filed 2 reports that PageNews has grouped as one story.

The earliest report detected came from Channel News Asia at 02:23 UTC on 25 August 2026, and the most recent from Phys.org 6h 57m later.

1 of them had filed within an hour of the first report; coverage reached 2 publishers over 6h 57m.

Human is named in all 2 reports.

The coverage is filed under World. Each publisher's own headline, summary and link is below.

Order of coverage

  1. first Channel News Asia — earliest coverage indexed by PageNews
  2. +7h Phys.org — latest publisher to join

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Details appearing in more than one publisher

japan human fridge chills workers 2 workers in extreme heat 2 cool japan 2

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Coverage from 2 publishers

  1. Channel News Asia

    Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

    Read on Channel News Asia →
  2. Phys.org

    Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

    Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.
    Read on Phys.org →

How the coverage developed

  1. first Channel News Asia coverage detected Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat
  2. +7h Phys.org coverage detected Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

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