TOKYO -- Police, health authorities and businesses in Japan are on high alert for summer heat this year after two straight years of record temperatures, with severe health consequences for the elderly.
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People in Ginza, Tokyo, ward off the heat with parasols. Temperatures topped 30 C in 598 of 914 observation points in Japan on June 19. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
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