In Japan, the heat is onーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS #shorts

Relentless, nauseating, all-encompassing: The heatwave smothering Japan has no plans to let up. Weather officials are forecasting temperatures in the high 30s for the usually temperate northern prefecture of Hokkaido, as well as Kyushu in the south. The dangerous conditions have prompted heatstroke warnings for multiple areas. In the eastern part of the country, a combination of rising temperatures and cold air over inland areas created volatile atmospheric conditions that unleashed powerful storms.