Overview

• The Japan Meteorological Agency declared on July 19 that the rainy season had ended nationwide except in Hokkaido, marking several regions’ earliest conclusion since records began in 1951.
• Higashine and Yamagata cities both recorded 37.5 °C on July 19 and by July 21 sites from Ibaraki’s Daigo Town (38.7 °C) to Miyagi’s Minamisanriku (37.0 °C) registered new monthly or all-time highs.
• More than 600 locations exceeded 30 °C and 30 spots surpassed 35 °C by early afternoons, underscoring the breadth of the heatwave.
• Heatstroke warning alerts cover most prefectures and Yamagata Prefecture fire departments transported 13 people with suspected heatstroke on July 19, including two children with moderate symptoms.
• Organizers postponed high school baseball games in Yamagata, where several players suffered heat-induced cramps and required stretcher removal.