Nation Logs Temperatures of 40 C or Higher For 4 Consecutive Days
As of 3 p.m., 273 locations nationwide logged temperatures of 35 C or higher.
The mercury hit 40 C in Akiota, Hiroshima Prefecture and Maebashi, breaking the cities' previous respective records.
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