Why 'human fridges' are being sold in Japan

Japan is facing worsening summer heat. In the past two months more than 53,000 people have been treated for heatstroke, with 79 reported deaths. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.

This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.

Now, the Do Hiemon - which roughly translates to "The Cooling Box" - is being rolled out in public spaces and sold to businesses. A unit costs 1.5m¥ each ($9,407; £6,973). The company's CEO Testsuya Nakayama told the BBC the design was inspired by freezer vending machines.

The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori got the chance to try it out.

Japan's heatwaves are a growing concern, and authorities are urging people to take cooling measures.