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class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Japan announces new name for days over 40C after hottest summer ever<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/79\/75\/1536x864_cmsv2_a7c8fafd-74ca-5695-b849-b5c1c3b4369c-9727975.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A woman holds a portable fan in Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018, as searing hot temperatures are forecast for wide swaths of Japan and South Korea in a long-running heat wave.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A woman holds a portable fan in Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018, as searing hot temperatures are forecast for wide swaths of Japan and South Korea in a long-running heat wave.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Koji Sasahara, File<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Koji Sasahara, File\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspRuth Wright\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1776680048\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-20 12:14:08 +02:00\">20\/04\/2026 &#8211; 12:14 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Kokushobi\u2019 translates as cruelly hot, brutally hot or severely hot. The name won a public vote, with \u2018ch\u014dm\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning super extremely hot day, coming in second place.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has been forced to introduce a new term for weather forecasts since 2007, when \u2018m\u014dshobi\u2019 (extremely hot day) was introduced for days over 35C.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6365\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/79\/75\/808x515_cmsv2_585a85b6-8018-58f7-8dd9-686ff6210cb4-9727975.jpg\" alt=\"People walk in shade to avoid scorching heat in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People walk in shade to avoid scorching heat in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Shizuo Kambayashi<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Japan\u2019s hottest summer ever<\/h2>\n<p>Summer 2025 was Japan\u2019s hottest summer since records began in 1898, with average nationwide temperatures 2.36C above average.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures topped 40C on nine days between June and August, with the mercury hitting 41.8C in the city of Isesaki on 5 August &#8211; the highest on record nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>For comparison, 2024 saw a total of four days of 40C heat, with the highest temperature of 41C recorded in the city of Sano.<\/p>\n<p>The JMA has already predicted a hotter-than-average summer this year, with high temperatures expected across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists attribute much of this to the climate crisis, particularly the warming of waters around the Japanese archipelago which locks the country into higher temperatures well into autumn. Warmer oceans also fuel heavier rainfall and more intense typhoons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Japan issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Kokushobi joins list of Japanese names for hot days<\/h2>\n<p>In an online survey conducted earlier this year, 203,000 people chose \u2018kokushobi\u2019 as their favourite word for days over 40C. This was more than triple the votes for \u2018ch\u014dm\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning super extremely hot day, which came in second place.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the survey results, the decision was made based on expert opinion that the name is socially familiar and appropriate in the Japanese language, according to the Japan Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Kokushobi\u2019 uses the Japanese character koku (\u9177) which means harsh or cruel. <\/p>\n<p>According to news outlet Asahi Shimbun, other suggestions included \u2018gekiatsubi\u2019 meaning a brutally intense, explosive kind of heat; \u2018shakunetsubi\u2019, evoking a blistering heat that seems to burn the skin; and \u2018futtobi\u2019, a day so hot it feels as though the world itself is boiling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Iran war sparks renewables boom as Europeans rush to buy solar, heat pumps and EVs<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From EV stations to heat pump grants: Inside France\u2019s \u20ac240m plan to reduce its fossil fuel reliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Currently, the JMA categorises days with temperatures reaching 25C or higher as \u2018natsubi\u2019 meaning summer day. \u2018Manatsubi\u2019, meaning midsummer day, for days over 30C, and \u2018m\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning extremely hot day, for days over 35C.<\/p>\n<p>Extreme heat causes a range of health risks, from sunburn and heat stroke to death. 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data-cid=\"9725687\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Relocating Venice \u2018may be necessary\u2019 if sea levels continue to rise<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Japan now has a special name for days that are 40C or hotter.\u2018Kokushobi\u2019 translates as cruelly hot, brutally hot or severely hot. The name won a public vote, with \u2018ch\u014dm\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning super extremely hot day, coming in second place.It is the first time the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has been forced to introduce a new term for weather forecasts since 2007, when \u2018m\u014dshobi\u2019 (extremely hot day) was introduced for days over 35C.Japan\u2019s hottest summer everSummer 2025 was Japan\u2019s hottest summer since records began in 1898, with average nationwide temperatures 2.36C above average.Temperatures topped 40C on nine days between June and August, with the mercury hitting 41.8C in the city of Isesaki on 5 August &#8211; the highest on record nationwide.\u00a0For comparison, 2024 saw a total of four days of 40C heat, with the highest temperature of 41C recorded in the city of Sano.The JMA has already predicted a hotter-than-average summer this year, with high temperatures expected across the country.Scientists attribute much of this to the climate crisis, particularly the warming of waters around the Japanese archipelago which locks the country into higher temperatures well into autumn. Warmer oceans also fuel heavier rainfall and more intense typhoons.Kokushobi joins list of Japanese names for hot daysIn an online survey conducted earlier this year, 203,000 people chose \u2018kokushobi\u2019 as their favourite word for days over 40C. This was more than triple the votes for \u2018ch\u014dm\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning super extremely hot day, which came in second place.Alongside the survey results, the decision was made based on expert opinion that the name is socially familiar and appropriate in the Japanese language, according to the Japan Times.\u2018Kokushobi\u2019 uses the Japanese character koku (\u9177) which means harsh or cruel.\u00a0According to news outlet Asahi Shimbun, other suggestions included \u2018gekiatsubi\u2019 meaning a brutally intense, explosive kind of heat; \u2018shakunetsubi\u2019, evoking a blistering heat that seems to burn the skin; and \u2018futtobi\u2019, a day so hot it feels as though the world itself is boiling.Currently, the JMA categorises days with temperatures reaching 25C or higher as \u2018natsubi\u2019 meaning summer day. \u2018Manatsubi\u2019, meaning midsummer day, for days over 30C, and \u2018m\u014dshobi\u2019, meaning extremely hot day, for days over 35C.Extreme heat causes a range of health risks, from sunburn and heat stroke to death. It also affects the economy as outdoor industries are unable to operate and schools often have to shut.Japan follows the global trend as the climate crisis creates deadly heat\u00a02025 was the third hottest year on record both globally and in Europe, according to Copernicus.\u00a0The past three years &#8211; 2024, 2023 and 2025 &#8211; were the hottest ever recorded globally.\u00a0A Copernicus report emphasised that there are two main reasons why the years 2023 to 2025 were exceptionally warm. The first is the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, from continued emissions and reduced uptake of carbon dioxide by natural sinks like forests.\u00a0Second is sea-surface temperatures reaching exceptionally high levels across the ocean, associated with an El Ni\u00f1o event and other ocean variability factors, amplified by climate change.\u00a0While fossil fuels continue to be burned at alarming rates, temperatures will continue to rise, putting millions of lives, homes and businesses at risk.During the current energy crisis, caused by the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait, renewable energy sources like wind and solar have continued to prove their worth.\u00a0Governments are key to the clean energy transition, by doing things like cutting subsidies for fossil fuel companies. 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