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By Kataru Miyaji / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

15:57 JST, August 12, 2025

Stifling heat engulfed me on a sunny day during the rainy season the moment I stepped out of the underground Sangenjaya Station. After I walked for a while, wiping sweat from my forehead, a flag with the word kori, meaning ice, written in red ink caught my eye.

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