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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Otsu Mostly cloudy and hot; a p.m. shower

Mostly cloudy and hot; a p.m. shower 37℃/26℃

 Partly sunny and very hot

Partly sunny and very hot 38℃/26℃

 Sunny and very hot; dangerous heat

Sunny and very hot; dangerous heat 39℃/26℃

 Sunshine and very hot; dangerous heat

Sunshine and very hot; dangerous heat 38℃/26℃

 Very hot; a t-storm around in the p.m.

Very hot; a t-storm around in the p.m. 38℃/24℃
Koka Very hot with times of sun and clouds

Very hot with times of sun and clouds 36℃/24℃

 Sunny to partly cloudy and very hot

Sunny to partly cloudy and very hot 37℃/24℃

 Sunny and very hot; dangerous heat

Sunny and very hot; dangerous heat 38℃/25℃

 Mostly sunny and very hot

Mostly sunny and very hot 37℃/25℃

 Very hot; a t-storm around in the p.m.

Very hot; a t-storm around in the p.m. 37℃/24℃

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Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.

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