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Stink bugs surge across Japan amid extreme heat

Original: カメムシ

Stink bugs are trending in Japan as reports show populations reaching roughly 20 times their usual levels, with experts linking the explosion to this summer's extreme heat and an abundance of hinoki cypress seeds. Attention is also growing around the invasive Kimadara stink bug, first recorded in Nagasaki in the Edo period, which has spread across the country since the 2000s and is now common in the Kanto region.

Why now: Unusually large stink bug numbers this season are prompting widespread discussion and expert coverage in Japan.

Kimadara stink bugJapanKanto regionNagasaki

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• 【外来種のキマダラカメムシ】「あなたの町には？」江戸時代に長崎で確認され、2000年代から日本各地で分布拡大 現在は関東地方などでも普通に…【画像閲覧注意】 · TBS NEWS DIG
• カメムシ平年20倍 猛暑が原因？大量発生のカギは「ヒノキの実」 #エキスパートトピ（松浦悠真） - エキスパート · Yahoo!ニュース

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