The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.

‘Kokushobi’ will be used in weather forecasts to warn that extreme heat is on the way. View on euronews ...

Summer is here and with it comes the inevitable wave of fashion trends for your time under the sun. And what better way is there to bask in the sun’s glory than spending time at the beach… in a ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is adding a new word to its weather-forecast lexicon for days when temperatures exceed 40C, highlighting the growing incidence of extreme weather. The agency picked the ...

High temperatures during the Tokyo Olympics have been making headlines around the world. In fact, the event may go down as one of the hottest and most humid in the history of the Games. Last week, ...