Unfortunately, the term's usage may soon become a regular part of local weather lexicon as temperatures continue to rise.

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. Temperatures the world ...

The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is adding a new word to its weather-forecast lexicon for days when temperatures exceed 40C, ...

Japan set a new temperature record for the second time in a week amid a scorching heat wave affecting most of the country. Temperatures in Isesaki City in Gunma prefecture, which is northwest of Tokyo ...

Japan logged a new heat record on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years ...

A sharp increase in hornet attacks across Japan this autumn following a brutally hot summer is unquestionably linked to climate change, say experts.

Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter from the sun as they cross a street in the Kabukicho entertainment area of Shinjuku in central Tokyo - Copyright AFP Richard A ...