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Unseasonably high temperatures continue across Japan
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Thermometer in summer day shows or indicate high temperature degree with sun in background. (Shutterstock/Krasula)
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nseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, with the mercury topping 30 C for a fourth straight day in central Tokyo, a new record for May, the weather agency said.
Among 926 monitoring posts across the country, 340 saw temperatures rise above 30 C. Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, marked 35.7 C, followed by Obihiro in northern Japan's Hokkaido and Ishikawa in Fukushima which both logged 35.5 C.
The mercury rose to 31.7 C in downtown Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Western Japan is expected to get some relief from the heat from Monday afternoon with the arrival of a moist air mass, it added.
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In the Hokkaido town of Saroma, which marked 39.5 C on Sunday -- a record-high temperature for any time on the northern main island -- the mercury hit 32.6 C. At 83 locations in the prefecture, temperatures climbed above 30 C.
Hokkaido Railway Co. canceled more than 55 train services Monday due to the risk of track distortion caused by the heat.
