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Japan sets record temperatures, worries mount over rice crops
JAPAN, AUG 5 – Japan's heatwave caused 17 new temperature records with over 53,000 heatstroke hospitalizations this summer, prompting official warnings and support for drought-affected farmers.
- Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius on August 5, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors.
- Average temperatures have continued to rise, raising concerns for rice harvests due to critically low rainfall reported in the northeastern region.
- Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi emphasized the need to act quickly to prevent damage from high temperatures during a press conference.
- Farmers are experiencing water shortages in dams and paddies, causing delays in rice cultivation due to the extreme heat and lack of rain.
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Japan sets record high temperatures prompting worries over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to rice crops.
41.8 degrees Celsius – the temperature in the city of Isesaki was the warmest it's ever been in Japan. The government advised people to stay home and promised help, among other things, in controlling pests that are spreading rapidly.
Japan sets record high temperature of 41.8 C in Gunma; worries mount over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to rice crops. The city of Isesaki, in Gunma prefecture, set the record to surpass the previous high of 41.2 degrees Celsius marked…
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