Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year. The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot" ...

Japan is rapidly rolling out a mix of government subsidies, water charge waivers, and corporate cooling solutions to survive a brutal summer after weather officials officially introduced a new ...

Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe. "Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the ...

The UK, Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since each country began keeping records, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in ...