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Japan Issues Multiple Heat Alerts Amid Soaring Temperatures

Pedestrians with parasols shield themselves from the sun in Tokyo, on June 17.Photographer: David Mareuil/Anadolu/Getty Images

Japan issued multiple heat alerts across the country as temperatures soared, touching 36C degrees in Tokyo prefecture on Wednesday.

Fifty-seven people were transported to the hospital in Tokyo on Wednesday for heat-related illnesses NHK reported, citing the fire department. This month alone record temperatures were logged in 14 weather stations across the country, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency.