The recorded temperatures were 41.6C (106.8F) and 41.8C (107.2F), as weather agency warns of hotter days ahead.Japan has logged two new heat records in a day with the mercury hitting 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8C (107.2F), according to the country’s Meteorological Agency, warning that temperatures may rise further.The scorching temperatures in the city of Isesaki, located in southern Gunma Prefecture in the country’s northern Kanto region, on Tuesday surpassed the previous record seen in the western Hyogo region of 41.2C (106.2F) last week.The previous high was 41.1C (106F) – seen in 2020 and 2018.The record temperatures came as last month was declared the hottest since records began in 1898, the weather agency said on Friday, with the average monthly temperature 2.89C above the 1991-2020 average.Last week in tourist hotspot Kyoto, the mercury hit 40C (104F), the first time any of its observation points – the oldest opened in 1880, the newest in 2002 – had seen such a high, authorities said.Heatstroke alerts were issued in 44 of Japan’s 47 prefectures.Japan’s summer last year was the joint hottest on record, equalling the level seen in 2023, followed by the warmest autumn since records began 126 years ago.Temperatures around the world have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns, and Japan is no exception.Experts warn Japan’s beloved cherry trees are blooming earlier due to …
