THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 17, 2020 at 15:40 JST
Children play around a fountain in Takamatsu under intense heat on Aug. 17. (The Asahi Shimbun)
The mercury hit a blistering 41.1 degrees in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 17, tying the nation’s all-time high, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. [Read More]
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