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"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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Extremely hot day in Japan

People wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus walk under the glaring sun in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area on June 25, 2022. The city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture registered 40.2 C the same day, a national record high for June, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Extremely hot day in Japan

People wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus walk under the glaring sun in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area on June 25, 2022. The city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture registered 40.2 C the same day, a national record high for June, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Extremely hot day in Japan

People wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus walk under the glaring sun in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area on June 25, 2022. The city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture registered 40.2 C the same day, a national record high for June, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Extremely hot day in Japan

People run around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo under the glaring sun on June 25, 2022. The city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture registered 40.2 C the same day, a national record high for June, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Temperature rises above 40 C for 1st time in Japan this summer

TATEBAYASHI, Japan - Children play in the water at a park in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prerecture, as the mercury climbed to 40.2 C, rising above 40 C for the first time in Japan this summer. The photo was provided by the Jomo Shinbun. (Kyodo)