Japan Mulls Daylight Savings to Save Olympics From Summer Scorch
- Clocks might be moved two hours forward in 2019, 2020: report
- Move would follow record heat during same period as Olympics
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Japan is considering implementing daylight savings time in 2019 and 2020 to cope with the intense summer heat, after soaring temperatures this year cast doubt over the ability of the country to safely host the 2020 Olympics, the Sankei newspaper reported.
The government and ruling parties are seeking to pass a bill this autumn, according to the report, which cited unidentified government officials. Under the plan, clocks would be pushed forward two hours in June, July and August for a test period in 2019 and then again in 2020 for the Olympics.