High temperatures hit western Japan including in Tajima City in Gifu prefecture where it had reached 37.6 degrees Celsius (99.68 Fahrenheit). In Tokyo, the temperature reached nearly 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) — unusually high for this time of the year, as residents adjusted to the intense summer heat. (AP Video by Reeno Hashimoto and Ayaka McGill)
Tokyo braces for heatwave as heatstroke warnings issued in many parts of Japan
High temperatures hit western Japan including in Tajima City in Gifu prefecture where it had reached 37.6 degrees Celsius (99.68 Fahrenheit). In Tokyo, the temperature reached nearly 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) — unusually high for this time of the year, as residents adjusted to the intense summer heat. (AP Video by Reeno Hashimoto and Ayaka McGill)