Temperature in Japan tops 40 C for 2nd day in row amid heat wave

A heat wave continued to grip Japan on Friday, pushing the mercury above 40 C (104 F) for the second consecutive day in central Japan, after the meteorological agency called the deadly heat in July "abnormal."The temperature soared to 40.3 C in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, while rising to 40.1 C and 39.9 C, respectively, in the cities of Mino and Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture. Tajimi logged 40.2 C the previous day.Japan saw its highest ever temperature of 41.1 C in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on July 23 amid the prolonged heat wave.According to the World Meteorological Organization, …READ FULL ARTICLE