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There has been record-breaking
in Japan. There have been
of 40ºC or above every
since 2018. In August 2025, a
in Gunma Prefecture recorded the highest
ever in Japan. The
rose to 41.8ºC. There were nine more days of 40ºC temperatures. More
were broken in 2025. This was the hottest year since records began in 1898. The Mainichi
wrote: "Tokyo recorded 25 days over 35ºC, compared with an
average of just 4.5 days. Kyoto logged 52 days above that, compared with an
of 18.5 days."
