TOKYO (Sputnik) — On Monday morning, the country's meteorological agency issued a warning for hot weather.
Temperature in central Tokyo reached as high as 93.6 degrees Fahrenheit, while in Niigata prefecture on the island of Honshu temperature was as high as 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit, according to media reports.
According to the NHK, temperatures have risen above 95 degrees Fahrenheit at 120 weather observation points across the country, and above 86 degrees Fahrenheit at 500 observation points.
