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By Rintaro Hayashi and Taihei Bito / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
14:22 JST,
August 30, 2025
August is drawing to a close, but the risk of heatstroke will remain high as sweltering heat continues to bake the nation after a summer that smashed temperature records.