# Swimming beaches down 30 percent - July 22, 2026

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Podcast: [theTokyoBill Japan news brief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133)
Published: 2026-07-22T05:41:37+00:00
Episode link: https://thetokyobill.podbean.com/e/swimming-beaches-down-30-percent-over-three-decades-july-22-2026/
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## Resource

In today’s episode: Three central Japan cities hit 40°C, marking country’s first official ”kokushobi”; China conducts live-fire drills near Japan’s southernmost island during Russia joint exercise; Canada joins Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet program as first observer nation; Japan scientists identify protein cluster believed to seed Alzheimer’s disease; Miki Matsubara’s ”Stay With Me” becomes first 20th-century Japanese song to hit 500 million Spotify streams; Gifu company develops tracking tags to recover stolen solar cables; Japan’s approved swimming beaches down 30 percent over three decades

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