Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said turning the clocks forward one or two hours during the Olympics “may be one solution†to combat potential heat-wave temperatures in two years, according to Japanese reports.
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said he and Abe discussed the possibility Friday, according to Kyodo News.
“We were working under the premise that temperatures wouldn’t exceed 40 degrees [Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit],†organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, according to Kyodo. “We’ve now recognized how serious this is.â€
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