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It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for It Kokushobi, a term that means “cruel heat day,” as temperatures reached 104 degrees. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/weather/japan-excessive-heat-kokushobi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.3i6_.vWGbvoRZx2Ef