Tamana (about an hour’s drive north of Kumamoto City) had the highest temperature in Japan today. As you can see in the image, the temperature was 37.9 C or just over 100 F. This was the second day in a row for Tamana to be at the top of the list of “hot spots” in Japan. – Kirk

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