Weather officials in Japan are warning that a record-level heat wave is forecast for the next two weeks after the rainy season apparently ended unusually early in some regions.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning after announcing on Monday that it believes the season has ended in the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes Tokyo, as well as in Tokai and southern Kyushu.
NHK has learned that Japan plans to provide about 200 million dollars to help address a global food crisis amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is expected to announce the plan when the G7 leaders discuss Ukraine and food security in Schloss Elmau, southern Germany, on Monday.
Officials of the Tokyo metropolitan government are calling on residents and businesses in the capital to take specific steps to curb electricity consumption.
The officials met on Monday morning to confirm their energy-saving plan. The move comes after the central government issued an advisory for possible power shortages in Tokyo and surrounding areas in the afternoon amid the scorching heat.
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday announced the apparent end of the rainy season in the Kantokoshin and Tokai regions, and in southern Kyushu.
If confirmed, this would be the earliest end to the rainy season in the Kantokoshin region, which includes Tokyo, since statistics began being kept in 1951. The current record was set four years ago on June 29, 2018.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed that security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are inseparable.
The two leaders met Sunday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Schloss Elmau, southern Germany.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has offered more than 65 billion dollars in investment assistance for developing countries to build sustainable infrastructure.
Kishida made the offer during discussions at the G7 summit in Germany on Sunday, at Schloss Elmau in the country's south.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said the Group of Seven nations should further strengthen their unity to protect the lives of people affected by soaring prices amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He was speaking at the first session of the G7 summit that started on Sunday, in Elmau in southern Germany. The leaders discussed the global economy.
Japan's government has issued an advisory for possible power shortages in Tokyo and surrounding areas. It is the first such advisory announced under the country's new alert system.
Sweltering heat is expected to continue on Monday in the Kanto region, including Tokyo. Demand for electricity, such as the use of air conditioners, is expected to surge.
Blistering heat gripped wide areas of Japan on Sunday, with daytime highs topping 35 degrees Celsius in Tokyo and many other places in the Kanto region.
The Meteorological Agency says a high-pressure system to the south of Japan has brought intense heat and sunshine to most parts of the country. Temperatures began to rise from the morning across Japan.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 2,004 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Sunday.
The figure was up 382 from a week earlier and marked the ninth straight day of week-on-week increases.
Intense heat continues to hit wide areas of Japan. Weather officials are urging caution against heatstroke.
Temperatures soared across Japan on Saturday, with Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, logging 40.2 degrees Celsius.
A Japanese dancer who left Russia following its invasion of Ukraine is teaching ballet to young Japanese in Tokyo.
Fukuda Kohei, a Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre dancer, organized a ballet lesson in the capital's Meguro Ward on Saturday. Twenty-two children aged 10 to 15 learned from Fukuda and a Russian dancer from the same theater.
Temperatures soared across Japan on Saturday, with Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, logging 40.2 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Agency says it is the first time since recordkeeping began that the mercury topped 40 degrees in June in Japan.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 2,160 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Saturday.
The figure is up 479 from a week earlier and marks an eighth straight day of week-on-week increases.