THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 18, 2020 at 15:58 JST
A man tries to get some shade from the baking sun in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 17. The temperature rose to 41.1 degrees that day, tying the country’s all-time record high. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Ambulances were busy rushing heatstroke patients to hospitals on Aug. 17 amid a nationwide heat wave, which saw the mercury hit a record-tying all-time high of 41.1 degrees in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. [Read More]
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