Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer
The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.
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The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has introduced 'kokushobi' as the official term for days when temperatures exceed 40°C, following a significant increase in such extreme heat days in recent years.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has added 'kokushobi' to its weather-forecast lexicon for days when temperatures exceed 40°C, highlighting the growing incidence of extreme weather in the country.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced a new term, 'kokushobi', for days when temperatures exceed 40°C, following a record-breaking summer.
Japan's Meteorological Agency introduced 'kokushobi' to describe days exceeding 40°C, following the hottest summer on record.
The term 'kokushobi' translates to 'cruelly hot', 'brutally hot', or 'severely hot', and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.
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