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Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

Japan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April. The Japan Meteorological Agency coined the new designation to warn the public of the... Read more.

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