Heat wave in Japan

Heat wave in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people on Shirahama Beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, amid the scorching summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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