Mercury reaches 41 C on another scorching day in Japan

Scorching heat continued to bake a vast area of Japan on Monday, sending the mercury to 41 C and prompting the weather agency to issue heatstroke warnings.At 2:02 p.m., the temperature soared to 41.0 C in the central Japan city of Gero in Gifu Prefecture, tying a day in August 2013 in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, for the second highest temperature ever recorded in Japan.On July 23, the city of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo set the nation's new record of 41.1 C.A long-running heat wave has plagued Japan. According to preliminary data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 1…READ FULL ARTICLE