Japan has been enduring an intense heatwave since the middle of last week, with multiple cities and prefectures nearing 40°C (104°F) for several consecutive days. To compare, the average daytime temperature in August for Hamamatsu between 1898 and 2010 was 31.3°C (88.34°F), the JMA said...
Dozens die in Japan heatwaveWillacy, Mark
In central Tokyo, the daytime temperature quickly rose before noon, reaching a high of 35 degrees Celsius, marking the first heatwave day of the year, while prefectures of Shizuoka, Gunma, and Tochigi are expected to see temperatures as high as 38 degrees Celsius, according to the JMA. Shizuo...
Sweltering summer heat in Japan has left at least 15 people dead over the past week, while more than 8,000 others were rushed to hospital with heatstroke symptoms, official figures showed Tuesday. At least six people died on Saturday alone, when the state weather agency warned temperatures had...
'Unprecedented' Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week by Kyoko Hasegawa An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a "natural disaster." ...
JAPAN: Japan experienced its fifth successive day of a heatwave on Wednesday, with citizens cranking up air conditioners for relief. Authorities warned that the increasedpower consumptioncould lead to power cuts. 日本:周三,日本经历了连续第五天的热浪,市民们纷纷启动空调以减轻压力。当局警告称,电力消耗...
A blistering heatwave smothered swathes of flood-hit western Japan Monday, hampering clean-up efforts as survivors and relief workers toil in stifling temperatures a week after devastating inundations that killed more than 200 people.
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan continued to be hit by a blistering heatwave Friday with temperatures in the capital rising above 35 degrees Celsius for the first time this summer. In Shizuoka City, the mercury rose to 37.1 degrees, while Saitama City saw temperatures hit 36.4 degrees. ...
Tokyo will host the Summer Olympic Gamesfrom July 24 to August 9, 2020. Summer Heatwave Following this year's devastating heatwave inJapan, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee is consideringDaylight Saving Time(DST) as a means to alleviate the effects of the extreme temperatures that may also...
Two major acts brought the Japanese heatwave to neighboring countries at the weekend. In Seoul, it was Amuro Namie representing her country at the 2004 MTV BuzzAsia Concert. Her latest single “All For You” was released in both Japan and Korea on July 22. Following her first tour of the...