A high-pressure system covered a wide area from western to northern Japan on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency , with Shimanto city in Kochi prefecture seeing the highest temperature in the country at 36.7 degrees Celsius, reports Xinhua news agency.
Daytime temperatures are likely to be higher on Friday, said the JMA, and forecast a dangerous 38 degrees Celsius for Toyooka city in Hyogo prefecture and Maizuru in Kyoto prefecture.
Tokyo, July 7
Japan's weather agency on Friday warned the public against heatstroke as daytime temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius in the western Kinki region.
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