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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Wakkanai A stray morning thunderstorm; humid

A stray morning thunderstorm; humid 23℃/15℃

 Clouds to start, then sunshine returns

Clouds to start, then sunshine returns 25℃/20℃

 Partly to mostly sunny and humid

Partly to mostly sunny and humid 26℃/17℃

 Humid with some brightening

Humid with some brightening 26℃/20℃

 Breezy in the morning; overcast, humid

Breezy in the morning; overcast, humid 26℃/17℃
Asahikawa Humid; a brief morning shower or two

Humid; a brief morning shower or two 24℃/15℃

 Sun through high clouds

Sun through high clouds 27℃/16℃

 Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny 28℃/16℃

 Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 28℃/17℃

 Cloudy, rain and drizzle in the p.m.

Cloudy, rain and drizzle in the p.m. 27℃/18℃

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By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
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A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
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