BBC: Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summerJapan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr185nx0n9o#heatwaves #extremeheat #Japan
