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Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

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Japan's highest temperature

KOCHI, Japan - A man and boy play in the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013. The western Japan city registered 41.0 C the same day, the highest recorded temperature in the country.

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Heat wave in Japan

People take to a river to beat the heat in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2018, as the temperature soared to 41.0 C in the central Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

A boy takes to a river to beat the heat in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2018, as the temperature soared to 41.0 C in the central Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo