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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

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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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

TAJIMI, Japan - High school students put up a parasol while walking in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, where the temperature climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on, 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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Tanita donates heatstroke meter to Tajimi City

GIFU, Japan - Index meters for heat disorders donated by Tanita Corp. to Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, are seen in the photo taken on July 17, 2014. Tajimi is one of the hottest places in Japan.

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Tanita donates heatstroke meter to Tajimi City

GIFU, Japan - Tajimi Mayor Masanori Furukawa (R) and Senri Tanida, president of Tanita Corp., hold a heat disorders index meter donated by the company at Tajimi City Hall in Gifu Prefecture on July 17, 2014, with the city's mascot character "Unagappa." Tajimi is one of the hottest places in Japan.

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Guitar craftsman Yairi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2006 shows guitar craftsman Kazuo Yairi, whose acoustic guitars have been used by famous musicians around the world such as Paul McCartney and Carlos Santana. He died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on March 5, 2014. He was 81.

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Amazon distribution depot

NAGOYA, Japan - U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc.'s distribution subsidiary shows reporters its distribution depot in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on April 9, 2013. The facility began operation in November 2012.

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Illegal exports to N. Korea

NAGOYA, Japan - Investigators leave a tile manufacturing company in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on April 4, 2012, in connection with a case of suspected illegal exports of ceramic tiles to North Korea. Japan has banned all exports to North Korea since June 2009 as part of economic sanctions imposed in response to Pyongyang's nuclear tests and slow progress in the settlement of its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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(2)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Jorge Edgar de Souza Eguti, 26, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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(1)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Mauro de Souza Eguti, 22, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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(1)Uehara, winner of Tchaikovsky piano contest, gives recital

TAJIMI, Japan - Japanese pianist Ayako Uehara, the winner of the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition, gives her first recital since winning the award in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 30.

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(2)Uehara, winner of Tchaikovsky piano contest, gives recital

TAJIMI, Japan - Japanese pianist Ayako Uehara, the winner of the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition, bows to the audience after her first recital since winning the award in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 30.

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Piano decorated with ceramic ware tiles

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022, shows a piano decorated with colorful Mino ceramic ware tiles made in the Gifu Prefecture city of Tajimi. The piano, made in July, will be displayed at public places such as railway stations across Japan to promote Mino ware tiles for which the central Japan city is known.

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Summer heat in Japan

A woman walks with a parasol in scorching heat in the Gifu Prefecture city of Tajimi, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water in scorching heat in the Gifu Prefecture city of Tajimi, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water in scorching heat in the Gifu Prefecture city of Tajimi, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022.

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Japanese Princess Mako

A video message from Japanese Princess Mako is played during the opening ceremony of the International Ceramics Festival Mino in Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021. Princess Mako serves as the event's honorary president.

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Japanese Princess Mako

A video message from Japanese Princess Mako is played during the opening ceremony of the International Ceramics Festival Mino in Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021. Princess Mako serves as the event's honorary president.

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Japanese Princess Mako

A video message from Japanese Princess Mako is played during the opening ceremony of the International Ceramics Festival Mino in Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021. Princess Mako serves as the event's honorary president.

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KMC's AI system for preventing press forming defects.

KMC (Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City), in collaboration with En Industries (Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture), has developed a "predictive and preventive AI system" that records the operating status of presses, detects problems with dies, and allows artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically stop operations. The system is scheduled to go on sale in April 2020. The company expects annual sales of 200 million yen. In the new system, the AI learns the data of the equipment under normal conditions and gradually improves the accuracy of judgment in case of abnormalities. KMC is in charge of the overall system and sensor development. En Industries will manufacture the sensors. The number of sensors to be provided can be increased or decreased according to individual requests such as the size of the mold. Until the product goes on sale, they will invite companies to monitor and collect data to further improve the accuracy of the system. (Photo taken on August 27, 2018, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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(1)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Mauro de Souza Eguti, 22, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Jorge Edgar de Souza Eguti, 26, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Heat wave continues to hit Japan

The temperature almost reaches 40 C in front of a train station in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 31, 2015. Temperatures topped 35 C in more than 150 observation points across the country the same day. (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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Temperature rises to 34.3 C in Tajimi, central Japan

Unagappa, a mascot character representing Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, stands by a temperature indicator reading 34.3 C on May 27, 2015. The mercury shot up to 34.6 C the same day in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

TAJIMI, Japan - High school students put up a parasol while walking in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, where the temperature climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933. (Kyodo)

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Illegal exports to N. Korea

NAGOYA, Japan - Investigators leave a tile manufacturing company in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on April 4, 2012, in connection with a case of suspected illegal exports of ceramic tiles to North Korea. Japan has banned all exports to North Korea since June 2009 as part of economic sanctions imposed in response to Pyongyang's nuclear tests and slow progress in the settlement of its past abductions of Japanese nationals. (Kyodo)

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Tanita donates heatstroke meter to Tajimi City

GIFU, Japan - Index meters for heat disorders donated by Tanita Corp. to Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, are seen in the photo taken on July 17, 2014. Tajimi is one of the hottest places in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Summer heat in Japan

A boy rests under a mist sprinkler in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, amid scorching summer heat on Aug. 16, 2020.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, amid scorching summer heat on Aug. 16, 2020.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, amid scorching summer heat on Aug. 16, 2020.

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Summer heat in Japan

A girl rests under a mist sprinkler in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2020. The central Japan city recorded 38.6 C, the highest temperature of the year in Japan.

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Summer heat in Japan

A woman with a parasol wipes her face in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2020. The central Japan city recorded 38.6 C, the highest temperature of the year in Japan.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play in water under a glaring sun on Aug. 10, 2020, in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. The central Japan city recorded 38.6 C, the highest temperature of the year in Japan.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play in water under a glaring sun on Aug. 10, 2020, in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. The central Japan city recorded 38.6 C, the highest temperature of the year in Japan.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play in water under a glaring sun on Aug. 10, 2020, in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. The central Japan city recorded 38.6 C, the highest temperature of the year in Japan.

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Slack demand for Japanese ceramics

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2019, shows ceramic tableware on sale in the Gifu Prefecture city of Tajimi, central Japan. The Japanese ceramic industry has seen demand fall since the 1990s due to massive inflows of Chinese imports and increased preference among Japanese for dining out. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heatwave continues in Japan

A thermometer in front of JR Tajimi Station in central Japan shows the mercury reaching 39.6 C on Aug. 2, 2018, after topping 40 earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

Children play in water in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on July 23, 2018. Temperatures in the central Japan city topped 40 C. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

A thermometer in front of JR Tajimi Station in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, shows the mercury reaching 41.3 C on July 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

A thermometer in front of JR Tajimi Station in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, shows the mercury reaching 41.3 C on July 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako visits int'l ceramics festival in Gifu Pref.

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, waves to kindergarten children upon her arrival at JR Tajimi Station in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2017. Later the princess, the first daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, visited International Ceramics Festival Mino in the city, her first public duty since the Sept 3 announcement of her engagement with longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako visits int'l ceramics festival in Gifu Pref.

Princess Mako (L), the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, visits International Ceramics Festival Mino in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014, her first public duty since the Sept 3 announcement of her engagement with longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako visits int'l ceramics festival in Gifu Pref.

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, visits International Ceramics Festival Mino in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014, her first public duty since the Sept 3 announcement of her engagement with longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Uehara, winner of Tchaikovsky piano contest, gives recital

TAJIMI, Japan - Japanese pianist Ayako Uehara, the winner of the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition, gives her first recital since winning the award in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 30. (Kyodo)

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(2)Uehara, winner of Tchaikovsky piano contest, gives recital

TAJIMI, Japan - Japanese pianist Ayako Uehara, the winner of the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition, bows to the audience after her first recital since winning the award in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, on Aug. 30. (Kyodo)