Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat

Japan is experiencing "cruelly hot days," a new term from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) for temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Emergency officials have described the current heat as a "disaster." Heatstroke alerts have been issued nationwide, and at least 14 people have died from heat-related causes in the past week.

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-22 · 11:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat

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Soaring temperatures on Wednesday were described as 'a disaster'.

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The new meteorological term 'kokushobi' translates to 'cruelly hot day'.

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Japanese cities are experiencing 'cruelly hot days' with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.

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Heatstroke alerts were issued across almost the whole country.

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At least 14 people have died from heat-related causes in the past week.

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Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with emergency officials describing the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as “a disaster”.heatstroke alerts were issued across almost the whole country and emergency officials said at least 14 people had died from heat-related causes in the past week.Three central cities logged scorching temperatures on Tuesday above the new threshold, called kokushobi, which translates to “cruelly hot day”, according to the Japan-meteorological-agency" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="3275" data-entity-type="organization">Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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