The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday that normal weather patterns are continuing and that there was a 40% ...

TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on April 17 that it has chosen "kokushobi," which literally means "cruelly hot day," as a new･･･ ...

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TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday that normal weather patterns are continuing and that there was a 40% chance of the La Nina phenomenon emerging in the Northern ...