Japan’s hottest days: Tokyo breaks 35°C for 10 consecutive days, the most ever recorded
Even as summer vacation draws to a close, many Hong Kong residents are still traveling to Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reports that today, mainly in eastern and western Japan, temperatures will rise and clear. Tokyo will see temperatures exceed 35°C (a “scorching heat day” in Japanese) for the tenth consecutive day.
NHK reported that this was the 23rd day of intense heat in Tokyo this year, a record high. The Japan Meteorological Agency defines a day as “summer” when the maximum temperature is above 25°C, “true summer” when it is above 30°C, and “extreme heat” when it is above 35°C.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that as of 11 a.m. today, the temperature in Hatoyama Town, Saitama Prefecture was 36.3°C, Ome City, Tokyo was 36°C, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture was 35.6°C, Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture and Furukawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture were 35.4°C, and Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture was 35.2°C.
From May to July, 75 people died from heat
stroke. In inland areas such as Kanto, temperatures exceeded 35°C from the morning.
The high temperatures are also leading to an increase in the number of heatstroke cases in Japan. According to data updated on the 26th by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 59,000 people were hospitalized for heatstroke nationwide from May to July of this year, including 75 deaths. This figure is the second-highest since comparable data became available in 2015.