Japan schoolkids wilt in under-insulated classrooms
But it also means higher electricity bills and more carbon emissions in a country that campaigners say is behind on making buildings more energy efficient. "Children are often banned from playing outside, while teachers frantically ask them to drink water from morning to afternoon," said Tokyo elementary school teacher Yuriko Takahashi. "Even when they can have a physical education class outside, they have to come back to a classroom that is so hot... Poor kids," the 29-year-old told AFP. Japan... Читать дальше...
