Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers
The Japan Meteorological Agency earlier this week warned of extremely high temperatures at the start of next month.
Photographer: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty ImagesA city in western Japan set a new national temperature record, according to a local broadcaster, as scorching weather puts people at risk of heat stroke and strains power grids.
Tamba City, in Hyogo prefecture, posted a high of 41.2C (106F) on Wednesday, NHK reported. That beats the previous all-time high of 41.1C set in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, in 2020 and Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, in 2018.