"Cruelly hot day" in central Japan

"Cruelly hot day" in central Japan

A woman sprinkles water on a street in Mino in Gifu Prefecture on July 24, 2026, as the mercury reaches 40.2 C in the central Japan city, topping 40 C to mark a "cruelly hot day," the term used by the weather agency this year for temperatures of 40 C or higher.

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