Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius in the Shikoku region of western Japan on Tuesday, marking the first "kokushobi," or cruelly hot day, there this year. The town of Kuroshio, Kochi Prefecture, observed 40.7 degrees shortly past 2:30

Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)--Temperatures in Japan reached 40 degrees Celsius or higher for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, the longest such streak in the country,…

日本列島は27日も各地で気温が上がり、大分県日田市では午後3時半に40.0度を観測、「酷暑日」となった。九州で40度以上になるのは観測史上初めて。 気象庁によると、西日本を中心に気温が上がり、午後4…