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For stray dogs and cats on the street, in order to survive in the city, when foraging, if they find a bento box, they will poke their heads in through the gaps of the box to look for leftover food.
At 2:19 p.m. today (July 24, 2020, ROC year 109), the Taipei Weather Station (station no. 46692) under Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau recorded a temperature of 39.7°C, breaking the highest-temperature record since the station was established in 1897 during the Japanese colonial era. It is also the highest July temperature in Taipei since scientific records began, and the 17th consecutive day above 36°C.
As autumn and winter arrive, ants invading homes is a pest problem that shows up almost once every year or two. Compared with cockroaches and termites, I do not have much prejudice against insects like ants; if I see them outdoors I will even squat down and quietly observe their hard-working figures. But once they invade indoors and cause property damage, naturally they can only be exterminated. This time a colony of ants appeared in the kitchen at my hometown, so I specially bought ant-killing medicine online to use.
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported that a strong earthquake struck eastern Japan today, with an initial estimated magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale. Japanese authorities have not issued a tsunami warning, and no casualties or damage have been reported.
