Tokyo basks in summer heat

Tokyo basks in summer heat

A mother and her daughters eat ice cream in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 7 as the mercury climbs above 25 degrees centigrade, the temperature the metropolis normally has in late June or early July.

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  • ILEA001078559
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  • 1999/5/07 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1999 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
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