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By Seita Watanabe and Ayane Sato
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
14:17 JST,
December 22, 2025
Eating mikan mandarin oranges while sitting at a kotatsu heated table in a cozy living room is a classic winter pastime in Japan — but thanks to global warming, this quintessential scene could possibly vanish.