In the last 100 years, the average annual temperature of Japan has risen by a whole degree (Celsius), says the World Wildlife Fund. Moreover, the number of hot days, when the maximum temperature is more than 35 °C, is higher now than before, while the cold has become less extreme. Even the instances and duration of snowfall and the extent of ice in the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk are reducing.
With such rampant global warming, the Japanese population is suffering more than ever because it is simply not used to such hot conditions. Moreover, by 2050, the annual mean temperature in the country is set to rise by 3 °C and, further, by 5 °C by 2080. According to P&S Intelligence, due to such climate change, the Japanese heat stress monitor market, which valued $1.98 million in 2020, is expected to reach $3.96 million by 2030, at a 7.05% CAGR between 2021 and 2030.
This is because the changing weather conditions are leading to the rising number of heat stroke cases, which are often so severe that they require immediate transportation to the emergency room. Heat and furnaces are commonly used in factories for various purposes, which drastically raises the temperature of the surroundings. Moreover, the heavy protective clothing worn by people working with heat and furnaces makes the body temperature imbalance worse, and it also hinders sweating and breathing, all of which create the perfect conditions for severe heat illness.
Moreover, since the lifting of the lockdowns implemented in the wake of COVID-19, manufacturing plants are reopening, which is driving the demand for heat stress monitors in the country. Additionally, the usage of such devices is extremely high in the country’s athletics & sports sector, especially with the ongoing 2020 Olympics. As a result, Kanto is the most-productive region in the Japanese heat stress monitor market presently.
The region is home to Tokyo, the 2020 Olympics host city, and almost a third of the country’s population. Additionally, Kanto is Japan’s industrial and financial heart, which creates a huge requirement for devices that can help gauge people’s vulnerability to heat illness in factories and other workplaces. Thus, with the Japanese sun becoming hotter every year, the need for such devices is only going to increase.
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