The recorded temperatures were 41.6C (106.8F) and 41.8C (107.2F), as weather agency warns of hotter days ahead.
Japan has logged two new heat records in a day with the mercury hitting 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8C (107.2F), according to the country’s Meteorological Agency, warning that temperatures may rise further.
The scorching temperatures in the city of Isesaki, located in southern Gunma Prefecture in the country’s northern Kanto region, on Tuesday surpassed the previous record seen in the western Hyogo region of 41.2C (106.2F) last week.
The previous high was 41.1C (106F) – seen in 2020 and 2018.
The record temperatures came as last month was declared the hottest since records began in 1898, the weather agency said on Friday, with the average monthly temperature 2.89C above the 1991-2020 average.
