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Summer heat in Japan

People walk under the scorching sun in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 5, 2025.

Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

KUMAGAYA, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020. (Kyodo)

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Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020.

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Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020.

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Rugby: Japan hooker Horie to retire

Japan and Saitama Wild Knights hooker Shota Horie poses for photos as he announces that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 League One rugby season at a press conference in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2023.

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Rugby: Japan hooker Horie to retire

Japan and Saitama Wild Knights hooker Shota Horie speaks at a press conference in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2023, announcing his retirement at the end of the 2023-24 League One rugby season.

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Rugby: Japan hooker Horie to retire

Japan and Saitama Wild Knights rugby player Shota Horie speaks at a press conference in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2023, announcing his retirement at the end of the 2023-24 League One rugby season.

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Rugby: Japan women's sevens in training

Yume Hirano, a member of the extended Japan women's rugby sevens squad, gives an interview after an open training session in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Rugby: Japan women's sevens in training

Yume Hirano (R), a member of the extended Japan women's rugby sevens squad, works on her tackles during an open training session in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

KOSHIEN, Japan - A mother mops her daughter's brow during a game of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 16. The temperature in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on the same day, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933.

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

KUMAGAYA, Japan - Youngsters walk in a scorching sun in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, where the temperature climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on Aug. 16, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933.

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

OSAKA, Japan - An electronic signboard in Osaka's Kita Ward indicates a high temperature of 40 C at 2:32 p.m. on Aug. 16. The temperature in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on the same day, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933.

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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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Doctor arranges adoptions for 25 yrs

SAITAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 17, 2013 in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, shows Koji Samejima, an obstetrician and gynecologist who, since 1989, has helped women with unwanted pregnancies and childless couples wishing to take care of their babies.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows buildings that collapsed in strong winds in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, as Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan on Sept. 16, 2013.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows buildings that collapsed in strong winds in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, as Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan on Sept. 16, 2013.

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Family separated by nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yasuhiro Abe looks at family photos at his office in Fukushima City on Feb. 26, 2013. Abe lives alone in Fukushima for his work, separated from his family who live in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. His wife and son took refuge there in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Family separated by nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yasuhiro Abe keeps on hand a family photo taken in March 2011 after he evacuated from his home in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, together with his wife and son following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. For work, Abe lives alone in Fukushima City, separated from his wife and son, who live in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. Photo taken in Fukushima City on Feb. 26, 2013.

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Fukushima repeats 100m victory at nat'ls

KUMAGAYA, Japan - Asian champion Chisato Fukushima (L) finishes first in the women's 100-meter final at the national championships in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on June 11, 2011, while Kana Ichikawa (R) finishes second. It was Fukushima's third 100-meter victory in four years.

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Court orders McDonald's to pay overtime to manager

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Takano (R), manager of a McDonald's outlet in the city of Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecutre, and his wife Kuniko attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28 after the Tokyo District Court ordered McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. to pay some 7.5 million yen in overtime and compensation to him. The court acknowledged his claim that while McDonald's had appointed him to a managerial post, he was not given any authority as a manager and therefore should have been paid for overtime.

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Mini vegetables popular at local stores, in Internet retailing

TOKYO, Japan - A woman picks up a mini daikon as she and her daughter shop at a department store in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.

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Concrete falls from bridge on Joetsu Shinkansen Line

KUMAGAYA, Japan - A piece of concrete that fell from a bridge on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture, is shown to reporters at East Japan Railway Co.'s Kumagaya Station on Oct. 18. The railroad operator said a local found the fallen concrete Oct. 17.

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Rugby: Japan 7s head coach Amor

Simon Amor (R), the newly appointed head coach of the Japan national men's 7s team, works with players during training camp in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 18, 2022.

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Hot weather in Japan

People walk under the scorching sun in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 30, 2022.

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Hot weather in Japan

People walk under the scorching sun in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 30, 2022.

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Hot weather in Japan

A woman walks under a temperature readout showing 39.7 C in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 29, 2022.

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Hot weather in Japan

A temperature readout shows 38.8 C in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 29, 2022.

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Hot weather in Japan

A woman holds a parasol in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, during hot weather on May 29, 2022.

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Summer heat in Japan

People walk in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2021, amid scorching summer heat.

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Summer heat in Japan

People walk under mist showers on a street in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2021, amid scorching summer heat.

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Panasonic's experience sees them past NTT Comms

Panasonic Wild Knights hooker Shota Horie dives across the line to score a try during the second half of the Top League match against NTT Communications Shining Arcs on Dec. 5, 2015, in Kumagaya, near Tokyo. Panasonic beat NTT Communications 35-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested over part of series of murders in Saitama

Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena, pictured in the back of a police car in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2015, has been arrested by police on a charge of murdering a couple in the same city where a total of six people were found killed in three homes in the same area in September. The 30-year-old Peruvian has denied killing any of the six. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peruvian man held over possible serial killings

Police officers attend a press conference late on Sept. 16, 2015, in Kumagaya, near Tokyo, where six people were apparently killed at three separate houses. A 30-year-old Peruvian man was taken into custody after sustaining serious injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peruvian man held over possible serial killings

Police officers examine a house in Kumagaya, near Tokyo, where a woman and two girls were stabbed to death, late Sept. 16, 2015. A 30-year-old Peruvian man, who is suspected of possible involvement in these and three other deaths in the city, was taken into custody after sustaining serious injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peruvian man held over possible serial murders in Saitama

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2015, shows the spot where police took into custody earlier that day a Peruvian man as he tried to flee from a house in Kumagaya, near Tokyo, where a woman and her two children appear to have been stabbed to death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scorching heat hits Kuamagaya, one of hottest cities in Japan

A passer-by looks at a display set up at a department store in Kumagaya, northwest of Tokyo, that shows the temperature reading as high as 37.8 C on July 26, 2015. Kumagaya is known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 hot Japanese cities join hands in promoting tourism

Mascot characters from three cities famous for the oppressive summer heat appear during their joint tourism promotion event capitalizing on their record-setting temperatures in the central Japanese city of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture on July 25, 2015. The mascots are (from L to R) "Shimacchi" from Shimanto in Kochi Prefecture, "Unagappa" from Tajimi and "Nyaozane" from Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Big temperature display set up in Kumagaya

A manually-operated temperature display set up in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, shows that the temperature reached 28.5 C in the city in the afternoon of May 15, 2015. Kumagaya is known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia celebrates after winning the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australia's Adam Brand wins Japan PGA Championship golf

Adam Brand of Australia poses with the winner's trophies after his victory in the Japan PGA Championship golf tournament at the Taiheiyo Club Konan Course in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on May 17, 2015. Brand won his first event on the Japan golf tour with a 16-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Haier Asia eyes entry into Japan's smartphone, tablet market

Yoshiaki Ito, president and CEO of Haier Asia Co., attends an opening ceremony for the company's research and development center in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on March 19, 2015. Ito told reporters the electronics maker is considering entering Japan's smartphone and tablet market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's Top League

Panasonic Wild Knights' Dylan Riley (R) scores a try during the second half of a Top League match against Yamaha Jubilo on April 10, 2021, at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Rugby: Japan's Top League

Yamaha Jubilo's Atomu Shirai (front) is stopped by Panasonic Wild Knights' Ben Gunter during the first half of a Top League match on April 10, 2021, at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama

Satoshi Hori, an official at the Saitama prefectural government, explains about the renovated Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama

Satoshi Hori, an official at the Saitama prefectural government, explains about the renovated Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids playing rugby in Saitama

Pupils at Kumagaya Rugby School practice rugby on Nov. 25, 2018, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids playing rugby in Saitama

Pupils at Kumagaya Rugby School practice rugby on Nov. 25, 2018, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2018, shows the renovated Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dark clouds surrounded suspected killer in Saitama slayings

Photo taken in Isesaki, Japan's Gunma Prefecture, shows the food factory where suspected killer Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena worked immediately prior to his arrest for involvement in the slayings of six people in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo