In April Japan coined term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heat

Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)--Temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in central Japan on Tuesday, marking the first "kokushobi," or cruelly hot day, this year, according to the…

Authorities urged residents to use air conditioning liberally, hydrate regularly and avoid spending long hours outdoors.

Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with heatstroke alerts issued across…

Authorities issue heatstroke warnings in more than 40 of archipelago nation’s 47 prefectures