Heatwave continues to grip much of Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency says sunny conditions are driving up temperatures from Kyushu to the Tokai region in central Japan, and across Tohoku.
By 11 a.m., temperatures had reached 35.2 degrees Celsius in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, 35 degrees in Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture, 34.9 degrees in Ushiku in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, and 34.7 degrees in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture.
The mercury is forecast to keep rising in the afternoon.
Daytime highs are expected to reach 39 degrees in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, 38 degrees in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture and Yamaguchi City, and 37 degrees in Osaka, Nagoya and Kumamoto cities and elsewhere.
Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 20 of Japan's 47 prefectures, mainly in western Japan.
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