HomeJapan temperatures soar over 40C, marking first 'cruelly hot day' – BBC Japan temperatures soar over 40C, marking first 'cruelly hot day' – BBCAustralia Japan temperatures soar over 40C, marking first ‘cruelly hot day’ BBC Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat The Guardian Japan swelters through rising heat – in pictures The Guardian