Japan hits record-high temperature amid heat wave

Thousands of people in Japan have been rushed to hospitals with heat stroke symptoms during the heat wave. Kyodo News agency has tallied more than 40 deaths. Many of the victims have been elderly peop... ( read original story ...)

President Kennedy Makes Maiden Call at Yokohama

Container carrier APL, together with the Yokohama Port and Harbor Bureau and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation, celebrated the maiden arrival of containership President Kennedy at the P... ( read original story ...)

Heat wave hits Japan and South Korea

The mercury is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius on Monday in the city of Nagoya in central Japan and reach 37 in Tokyo. South Korea's Yonhap news agency says the country's highest-ever morning low ... ( read original story ...)

Record heat broils Japan, prompting warnings

But the death toll may be more than double that, with Kyodo News agency reporting 11 people died on Saturday alone across Japan. An updated official toll is expected later this week. The heatwave has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan heatwave: Temperature breaks national record

This summer is already a killer and yet, the peak is in August #Japan Already this summer, more than 10,000 people have been taken to hospital due to the heat, according to the country's Kyodo news ag... ( read original story ...)