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Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer
Japan introduced a new term, 'kokushobi', for days exceeding 40C (104F) after its hottest summer on record in 2025. The term, translated as 'cruelly hot', emerged from a national survey with nearly 478,000 responses. This follows a trend of intensifying heatwaves attributed to climate change impacting weather patterns globally.
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