THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 11, 2020 at 19:14 JST
A high school boy wipes away sweat in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, as the city sets this year's record high in Japan of 40.1 degrees on Aug. 11. (Ryo Ikeda)
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