As increasingly intense heatwaves turn Japanese summers into survival tests, farmers — from flower and asparagus growers to egg producers — are rewriting the ag

As increasingly intense heatwaves turn Japanese summers into survival tests, farmers — from flower and asparagus growers to egg producers — are rewriting the agrarian clock. Once-busy midday hours are now avoided as a mortal threat, replaced by after dark work to protect crops, livestock and themse…