Japan experienced its first 40 C day this season, with the mercury hitting the scorching level in the northeastern region, according to the weather agency.
A cumulative total of 2,435 locations in Japan recorded temperatures of 35 C or higher in July, in the month's second-highest figure of areas hit by "extreme heat" since records began in 2012, weather agency data shows
Japan's average temperature in 2022 is its highest ever for the fourth consecutive year, preliminary figures released by the country's weather agency shows.
Tokyo marks a record ninth straight day of temperatures above 35 C as high pressure systems covering the Japanese archipelago keeps the heat wave going, the weather agency says.