Japan hits fifth ‘cruelly hot day’, the longest streak since records began, as officials issue heatstroke warnings
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TOKYO, July 25 — Japan recorded its fifth consecutive “cruelly hot day” today, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40° degrees...
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The streak marks the longest number of days in a row with blistering temperatures since records started in 2010, public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media reported.
Six cities in central Japan including in the Aichi and Gifu regions surpassed the new threshold for “kokushobi”, which translates to “cruelly hot day”, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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- Jul 25, 2026
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