Temperatures surged to the 40-degree range in central Japan on July 21 for the first time in Japan this year, as the nation continued to bake following the end of the rainy season. Gujo, Gifu ...

Japan has experienced its first "kokushobi", or "cruelly hot day", as temperatures in parts of the country climbed past 40C (104F). The term was introduced in April by the country's weather agency to ...

Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan's increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that don't ...