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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mari Yamaguchi

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

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More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation's average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said on Tuesday.

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