Record-Breaking 35-Day Rain in Tokyo Triggers Surge in Vegetable Prices and "Weather Sickness"

As Tokyo, Japan, experiences its longest recorded spell of rain in history, vegetable prices are soaring and an increasing number of people are complaining of health issues.

According to NHK yesterday (September 30), rain was observed in central Tokyo for the 35th consecutive day, breaking the previous record set since statistics began in 1886.

As the autumn rainy season continues not only in Tokyo but across various parts of Japan, a lack of sunlight in major production areas has put grocery prices on high alert.

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries projected that prices for cabbage and lettuce next month will be more than 30% higher than average years, while the prices of major vegetables such as spinach and broccoli are expected to rise by about 10% to 30%.

NHK reported that as the rainy spell continues, people complaining of physical abnormalities such as headaches are visiting hospitals one after another.

A woman in her 20s who visited a hospital in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, said, "Starting a month ago, whenever it rains, I get severe headaches, lose concentration, and feel nauseous."

Doctors raised the possibility that an increasing number of people are complaining of so-called "weather sickness."

NHK explained that "weather sickness," while not an official medical term, refers to a phenomenon where changes in atmospheric pressure or temperature cause abnormalities in the autonomic nervous system, leading to headaches and mental fatigue.

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