Warm weather seen nationwide

Warm weather seen nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Two women spend their lunch break near a fountain at Hibiya Park in central Tokyo on April 17, as temperatures rose as high as 22.5 C as of midday. The early summer-like weather was seen in all areas of Japan on the day with the exception of Hokkaido and the northern part of the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan.

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